Fateh-110

Fateh 110
Fateh-110 missiles on Zolfaghar TEL in a parade
Type	Tactical SRBM
Service history
In service	2002–present
Used by	Iran  Syria  North Korea Hezbollah
Wars	Syrian civil war
Production history
Manufacturer	Iran
Unit cost	Unknown
Specifications
Weight	3,450 kg
Length	8.86 m
Diameter	0.61 m
Warhead	One
Blast yield	Not applicable
Engine	Solid (single stage)
Operational range	300 km
Speed	Mach 3.5
Guidance system	Inertial & electro-optical terminal
Accuracy	Less than 10 meters in Fateh-313

Fateh-110 (Persian: فاتح-۱۱۰‎‎‎, "conqueror") is a single-stage solid-propellant, surface-to-surface missile with at least a 200 km range, and it is produced domestically within Iran by the Aerospace Industries Organization, including the solid fuel propellant. Iran successfully flight tested the final version of the Fateh-110 in September, 2002. Several weeks later in mid-September 2002 the Aerospace Industries Organization opened a plant to mass-produce the Fateh-110. The initial range of the missile was 200 km but in September 2004 it was announced that it had been extended to 250 km and if needed it could be increased further. Fateh-110 has a range of 300 km in its fourth generation which was unveiled in 2012.

After the Iran-Iraq war, Iran found out that it needed an accurate short-range missile, as its Zelzal and Naze'at rockets were unguided rockets and thus very inaccurate. Thus, 200 Chinese CSS-8 short-range missiles were bought in 1989. But those missiles did not satisfy Iranians because of their short range, relatively light warhead and bulky structure. So a project was assigned to Shahid Bagheri Industries to design and produce a guided short-range missile.

Developments began in 1995 and Zelzal 2 was chosen for the basis of the missile. Reportedly Syria also joined the program and produced its version called M-600. North Korea also gained some missiles. First tests occurred in 2002 which were successful, and the missile was put into production.

In 2004, a version with extended range of 250 km was unveiled. This version is probably the one offered for export.

It seemed that Syrians were still trying to produce their M-600 in 2008 based on the version unveiled in 2004. In 2010 the Israeli press claimed that Syria has given hundreds of M-600 missiles to Hezbollah.