Profile
- Type
- Medium-range ballistic missile
- Conflict side
- Iran
- Origin
- Iran
- Service note
- Unveiled in 2007; deployed in Iranian missile forces
Artillery
Ghadr
Ghadr is an Iranian medium-range ballistic missile family derived from the Shahab-3 line, with a lighter airframe, conic reentry vehicle, and range class intended to hold regional targets at risk. It is associated with Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group and Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization, and recent reporting directly documents Ghadr use by Iran during the June 2025 missile exchange connected to the United States-Iran Conflict archive.
Service History
- In service
- Iranian medium-range ballistic missile force
- Used by
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, Iranian Armed Forces
- Wars
- United States-Iran Conflict
Production History
- Designer
- Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group
- Designed
- Flight testing reported from 2004; unveiled in 2007
- Built in
- Iran
- Produced
- 2000s-present
- Variants
- Ghadr-1, Ghadr-101, Ghadr-110, Ghadr-F, Ghadr-H
- Developed from
- Shahab-3 / Shahab-3A
Specifications
- Class
- Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM)
- Range
- About 1,600 km practical range; some published estimates list roughly 1,950-2,000 km
- Payload
- Approximately 750 kg warhead
- Launch weight
- About 19,000 kg reported for Ghadr-1
- Length
- About 15.86-16.6 m, depending on estimate
- Propulsion
- Liquid-fueled ballistic missile; some Ghadr-110 reporting describes a two-stage liquid/solid arrangement
- Accuracy
- Estimated CEP around 300 m in open-source missile references
- Mobility
- Road-mobile transporter-erector-launcher
Conflict Usage
- United States-Iran Conflict
- Side: IranRole: Medium-range ballistic missile strike
Iranian Ghadr ballistic missiles were documented in the June 2025 missile exchange, with the IRGC confirming Ghadr use against Israel during that phase of the wider U.S.-Iran confrontation.
Ghadr Images
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Emad, Ghadr (Shahab-3 Variants)Publisher: CSIS Missile Threat | Note: Supports Ghadr identity as an improved Shahab-3 variant, range estimates, dimensions, payload, airframe changes, and background. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Table of Iran's Missile ArsenalPublisher: Iran Watch | Note: Supports Ghadr MRBM classification, deployed status, range, payload, propulsion, and CEP figures. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Shahid Hemmat Industrial GroupPublisher: Nuclear Threat Initiative | Note: Supports SHIG responsibility for Iranian ballistic missile programs including Ghadr. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG)Publisher: Iran Watch | Note: Supports SHIG's position under AIO and its role in Iran's liquid-fueled ballistic missile program. | Accessed: 2026-06-20IDF close to destroying 400 launchers after Isfahan strikePublisher: The Jerusalem Post | Note: Directly supports United States-Iran Conflict use context by documenting Iranian Ghadr missile use during the June 2025 missile exchange tied to that confrontation. | Accessed: 2026-06-2015-Ghadr rocketPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY 4.0 licensing for the primary Ghadr missile image. | Accessed: 2026-06-202013 Sacred Defense Week Parade in Tehran (053)Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports gallery image provenance and CC BY 4.0 licensing for a Ghadr-family parade image. | Accessed: 2026-06-20