[1] Iraq had been planning to produce a liquid propelled surface-to-surface missile having a range of 1,200-2,000 km based on current scud technology.
The Iraqis had started Project 144 for the production and modification of missile systems and designated it to the Al Qaya state establishment.
The Iraqis also assigned project 1729 to Nassr State Enterprise, Research and Development Center, Taji-Baghdad.
[1] The Al-Tammuz missile program received help from foreign expertise especially from the Brazilian scientist Major General Hugo de Oliveira Piva.
[citation needed] The missile was to be liquid propelled with a range of 1,200-2,000 km and a payload capacity of at least one ton.