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[[File:Iranian artillery rockets.jpg|thumb|A Falaq-1 rocket in the centre.]]
The '''Falaq-1''' is an [[Defense industry of Iran|Iranian-made]] [[Rocket artillery|rocket]] system.

==Design==
The 240&nbsp;mm unguided surface-to-surface rocket is very similar to the rocket used with the Russian 240&nbsp;mm (12-round) [[BM-24]] system. The Falaq-1 has a [[gauge (bore diameter)|bore]] of 240&nbsp;mm, and a weight of 111&nbsp;kg, with the [[warhead]] weighing 50&nbsp;kg. The 240&nbsp;mm spin-stabilised rockets have a maximum range of 10,000 m and are fitted with a nose-mounted fuze. Propellant used is of the solid double-base type. The rocket is mounted on a 4 × 4 jeep light cross-country vehicle which has six 240&nbsp;mm rockets in the ready-to-launch position in a frame-type launcher on the rear.

Its successor, the [[Falaq-2]], is a 333&nbsp;mm-diameter rocket.

==Development==
The system was developed in the 1990s by Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group, which is part of the [[Aerospace Industries Organization]].<ref name="ARES-report">{{cite web |title=ARES Research Report No.2: Iranian Falaq-1 and Falaq-2 Rockets in Syria - Armament Research |url=http://armamentresearch.com/ares-research-report-no-2-iranian-falaq-1-and-falaq-2-rockets-in-syria/ |website=[[armamentresearch.com]] |publisher=Armament Research Services |access-date=1 August 2019 |ref=ARES-report|author1=N.R. Jenzen-Jones|author2=Yuri Lyamin|author3=Yuri Lyamin|date=11 May 2014 }}</ref>

==Deployment==
There is extensive evidence Falaq-1 rockets have been used in the [[Syrian civil war]].<ref name="ARES-report"/>

On 26 January 2024, [[Hezbollah]] claimed for the first time to have used the Falaq-1 in an attack against the [[Israel Defense Forces]] as part of the [[Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)|Israel–Hezbollah conflict]] during the [[Gaza war]].<ref name="Orient">{{cite news |title=Le Hezbollah annonce l'utilisation d'un nouveau type de missiles, Falaq 1 |url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1365831/le-hezbollah-annonce-lutilisation-dun-nouveau-type-de-missiles-falaq-1.html |access-date=28 January 2024 |work=[[L'Orient Le Jour]] |date=2023-01-26 |language=French}}</ref>
==Operators==
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* [[File:InfoboxHez.PNG|25px|border]] [[Hezbollah]]<ref name="Orient" />

==See also==
* [[Falaq-2]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Rocket artillery|Falaq 1]]
[[Category:Hezbollah rocket systems]]
[[Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1990s]]


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