Al Fahd 300

The Al Fahd 300 was an Iraqi solid-propelled short-range ballistic missile^[1][2] that was based on the Soviet S-75 Dvina surface-to-air missile.^[1] Its expected range was 300 km, which violated the limits provided by UNSC 687 which stipulated that Iraq was only allowed to have missiles with a range lower than 150 km.^[2] The missile project was thus halted and declared abandoned by 1993.^{[citation needed]}

Al Fahd 300
An Al Fahd missile captured during the Iraq war
Type	Short-range ballistic missile
Place of origin	Iraq
Service history
In service	Project abandoned[1][2]
Production history
Variants	Al Fahd 300 Al Fahd 500
Specifications
Diameter	600 mm booster[2] 500 mm sustainer[2]
Engine	SA-2 Volga engine[1]
Payload capacity	190 kg[2]
Propellant	solid propellant[1]
Operational range	Al Fahd 300:300 km[1] Al Fahd 500:500 km[1]

Development and operational history

In August 1991 Iraq secretly started work on the J-1 surface-to-surface missile based on the S-75 Dvina without notifying UNSCOM.^[1] During the development of the missile the Ababil-100 had already been declared and Iraq later on admitted to hiding its Fahd missile project with the Ababil-100 as similarities would be observed between J-1 and Ababil-100.^[1] Iraq had declared the project abandoned in May 1993, and had had six tests between January and April 1993 and provided UNSCOM details.^[1] Iraq had declared the range to be 134 km but UNSCOM could not verify it.^[1] Lt.Gen Hussein Kamel al-Majid had issued the orders for the project and its secrecy.^[1] 21 flight tests were claimed overall and the UNSCOM ordered the destruction for 9 of such missiles.^[2]

Al Fahd 500

The 500 km range version although being displayed at the 1989 Baghdad arms exposition did not reach the design stage and according to Pentagon Opinion was a mock-up for a propaganda campaign.^[2]

See also

• Qaher-1, a Houthi surface-to-surface missile also based on S-75 Dvina
• Prithvi-I, an Indian surface-to-surface missile also based on S-75 Dvina
• Al Fat'h solid propelled missile with some similarities
• Al Samoud liquid propelled missile with some similarities