{
  "id": "fajr-3",
  "name": "Fajr-3",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "IRN",
  "category": "240mm multiple rocket launcher",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1996,
  "operators": [
    "IRN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Fajr-3 (rarely Fadjr-3) is an Iranian heavy 240mm intermediate-range multiple rocket launcher. The Fajr-3 is a license-built copy, with slight modifications, of a North Korean MRL called the M-1985.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 5,
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Mercedes-Benz 2624 truck chassis",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "2 min",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Emplacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "2 min",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 10.5,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 3.3,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 2.6,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 15,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "Mercedes-Benz",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 600,
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 60,
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Launch tubes",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "12 ea",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Basic load",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "24, the Fadjr-3 carries one complete reload.",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Maximum elevation",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "+57 deg",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Minimum elevation",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "0 deg",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Computerized FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "The US Army reports that the Fajr-3 has no fire-control system, while Iran's Defense Industries Organization reports that the Fajr-3 has a computer system with indigenous software that can calculate range and azimuth.",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Ballistic Computer",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rocket Stabilizer",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes, Stabilizer jacks are lowered to the ground and windows are covered prior to launch in order to protect the crew from debris created by the rocket engines.",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Unarmored",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Unarmored",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Fadjr-5",
      "text": "Fadjr 5 is a larger and more powerful version of the Fadjr 3. It has 4 launch tubes for 333 mm artillery rockets. It was developed in the 1990s.",
      "src": [
        "weg-fajr-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "mlrs",
  "image": {
    "file": "fajr-3.jpg",
    "thumb": "fajr-3-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Sonia Sevilla",
    "license": "CC0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_Defence_Week_Expo_-_Simorgh_Culture_House_-_Nishapur_160.jpg",
    "title": "File:Holy Defence Week Expo - Simorgh Culture House - Nishapur 160.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/fajr-3.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-fajr-3": {
      "title": "Fajr-3 Iranian 240mm Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Fajr-3_Iranian_240mm_Multiple_Rocket_Launcher",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}