Kheibar Shekan

Kheibar Shekan or Kheibarshekan (Persian: خیبرشکن) is an Iranian solid-fuel medium-range ballistic missile operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force.

Another important feature of the Kheibar Shekan missile is its optimal design, which weighs up to one-third less than similar models, and its preparation and firing time is reduced to one-sixth.

Due to the design of the warhead and with special wingtips, the possibility of maneuvering the missile in the final phase to counter the anti-missile defense systems has been strengthened.

Such high acceleration greatly reduces the effects of deceleration due to the gravitational force of the earth, which ultimately leads to an increase in the range of the missile.

[11][7][8] On 15 January 2024, Tasnim News Agency reported that the IRGC Aerospace Forces launched four Kheibar Shekan missiles from Darkhoveyn District in southern Khuzestan province at midnight, traveling a distance of 1,200 kilometres (750 mi), specifically targeting the perpetrators of the Kerman bombings in Idlib Governorate, northwestern Syria.

Six missiles identified as Kheibar Shekan were able to penetrate the Israeli defense systems and cause minor damage to Nevatim Airbase.

[18] On 5 June 2024, the Houthis released a Keffiyeh-patterned warhead solid propelled ballistic missile which marked strong resemblance to the Kheibar Shekan 2.

[21] In response, on 26 October 2024, Israel struck military targets inside of Iran, including multiple facilities used to manufacture and store the solid propellant fuel for Keibar Shekan missiles.