Profile
- Type
- Solid-fuel medium-range ballistic missile
- Conflict side
- Iran
- Origin
- Iran
- Service note
- Unveiled in 2022; operationally used from 2024
Artillery
Kheybar Shekan
Kheybar Shekan is an Iranian solid-fuel medium-range ballistic missile associated with the IRGC Aerospace Force and intended for rapid-launch long-range strikes. Open-source assessments list it as a deployed 1,450 km-class system with a 450-600 kg payload, and Iran has used it in documented post-2024 missile strikes against Islamic State-linked targets in Syria and Israeli military targets.
Service History
- In service
- Iranian service from the early 2020s; first documented operational use in January 2024
- Used by
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
- Wars
- Iran-Islamic State Conflict, Israel-Iran Conflict
Production History
- Designer
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
- Designed
- Unveiled February 2022
- Built in
- Iran
- Produced
- 2022-present
- Variants
- Kheibar Shekan, Khyber Shikan
Specifications
- Class
- Medium-range ballistic missile
- Range
- 1,450 km
- Payload
- 450-600 kg
- Propulsion
- Solid fuel, single stage
- Launch platform
- Road-mobile launcher
- Warhead
- Maneuverable terminal-phase warhead reported by Iranian officials
Conflict Usage
- Iran-Islamic State Conflict
- Side: IranRole: Long-range ballistic missile strike
Iran Watch reported that IRGC Aerospace Force units fired four Kheibar Shekan medium-range ballistic missiles from southern Khuzestan toward an Islamic State-linked target in Taltita, Syria, on January 16, 2024.
- Israel-Iran Conflict
- Side: IranRole: Medium-range ballistic missile attacks on Israeli military targets
Iran Watch identified Kheybar Shekan among the ballistic missiles Iran fired at Israeli military sites in April and October 2024, including the October 1 True Promise 2 attack on airbases and the Mossad headquarters area.
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Table of Iran's Missile ArsenalPublisher: Iran Watch | Note: Lists Kheibar Shekan as a deployed MRBM with 1,450 km range, 450-600 kg payload, and solid-fuel single-stage propulsion. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace ForcePublisher: Iran Watch | Note: Supports IRGC Aerospace Force missile-development and operator context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Iran unveils new strategic missile with 1,450 km rangePublisher: Anadolu Agency | Note: Supports 2022 unveiling, IRGC display context, solid-fuel design, and reported maneuverability. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Iran unveils Kheibar Shekan ballistic missilePublisher: Janes | Note: Supports IRGC unveiling context and the reported 1,450 km range. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Before the Bombardment: Revisiting Iran's January 2024 Missile Strikes on Syria, Iraq, and PakistanPublisher: Iran Watch | Note: Directly supports Iran-Islamic State Conflict use: Kheibar Shekan missiles fired by Iran in the January 2024 strike against Islamic State-linked targets in Syria. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Iran's Second Missile Attack on IsraelPublisher: Iran Watch | Note: Directly supports Israel-Iran Conflict use: Kheybar Shekan missiles fired by Iran in ballistic missile attacks on Israel in April and October 2024. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Kheybar Shekan missile system.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page; credits Fars Media Corporation and lists CC BY 4.0 licensing. | Accessed: 2026-06-20