Dezful () is a
medium range ballistic missile
A medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) is a type of ballistic missile with medium range (aeronautics), range, this last classification depending on the standards of certain organizations. Within the United States Department of Defense, U.S. D ...
(MRBM) developed by
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
and unveiled in February 2019 in an underground missile factory.
The Iranian armed forces said that the missile has a range of over 1,000 kilometers (620 miles).
It carries a 600 or 700 kg warhead and has a CEP (circular error of probability) of 5 meters. The missile can attain the speed of Mach 7 (8,643 km/h). Brigadier General
Amir Ali Hajizadeh
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh (; 28 February 1962 – 13 June 2025) was an Iranian military officer who served as the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Forces, a position he held from October 2009 until his assassination in June 2025 by ...
said this is an upgrade on the older Zolfaghar model, that had a range of 700 kilometers.
See also
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Fateh-110
The Fateh-110 ( "conqueror"), also known as NP-110, is an Iranian solid-fueled surface-to-surface missile, surface-to-surface ballistic missile produced by Iran's Iran Aviation Industries Organization, Aerospace Industries Organization since 2 ...
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Zolfaghar (missile)
The Zolfaghar () missile is an Iranian road-mobile, single-stage, solid-propelled SRBM named after Zulfiqar the sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib. It is believed to be derived from the Fateh-110 SRBM family (possibly the Fateh-313 missile). The Aero ...
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Haj Qasem (missile)
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List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
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Science and technology in Iran
Iran has made considerable advances in science and technology through education and training, despite international sanctions in almost all aspects of research during the past 30 years. Iran's university population swelled from 100,000 in 197 ...
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Raad-500 (missile)
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Khorramshahr (missile)
The Khorramshahr (), named after the city of Battle of Khorramshahr (1980), Khorramshahr in Iran, is a medium-range ballistic missile that was tested by Iran in January 2017. With a range between 1,000 and 2,000 km, it can carry a 1,800&nb ...
References
Ballistic missiles of Iran
Medium-range ballistic missiles of Iran
Surface-to-surface missiles of Iran
Guided missiles of Iran
Theatre ballistic missiles
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