OVERVIEW: The Fajr-5 is an Unguided, long-range, surface-to-surface artillery rocket developed by Iran and widely exported to regional allies. It is designed for delivering high-explosive warheads against area targets at tactical and operational depths.

DETAILS: The Fajr-5 is a 333mm spin-stabilized artillery rocket measuring 6.485 meters in length and weighing approximately 915 kg. It carries a 175 kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead with about 90 kg of explosive fill and reaches a maximum range of 75 km. The system is launched from a 4-tube multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) mounted on a 6×6 truck chassis, typically Mercedes-Benz 2631 or Isuzu platforms. The rocket uses solid propellant and electric ignition, and fires in single or full-salvo mode.

The basic version of the Fajr-5 has no terminal guidance and follows a purely ballistic trajectory. A known export version referred to as "Khaibar-1" was supplied to Hezbollah and used in regional conflicts, identical in dimensions and range to the original Fajr-5.

Rockets are loaded manually into sealed launcher tubes and fired via a crew-operated control system within the vehicle. Reloading requires support vehicles equipped with hydraulic cranes, and each tube is replaced individually.

NOTE:
IOC: 1996
Operators: Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, Syria
Platforms: Mercedes-Benz 2631 6×6 truck 4-tube launcher, Isuzu-based MLRS
Conflict used in: 2006 Lebanon War (Hezbollah), Syrian Civil War, 2023 Gaza–Israel conflict

SOURCE:
Jane’s Land Warfare Platforms: Artillery & Air Defence ; SIPRI Arms Transfers Database ; RAND Corporation “Hard Fighting: Israel in Lebanon and Gaza” ; U.S. Army Training Circular 7-100 ; Tasnim News Agency ; Press TV