Fath-360
Type	Tactical ballistic missile
Place of origin	Iran
Service history
Used by	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
Production history
No. built	Unknown
Specifications
Mass	787 kg (1,735 lb) (total weight) [1] 150 kg (330 lb) (warhead) [1]
Length	5,175 mm (203.7 in) (Missile) [1]
Diameter	368 mm (14.5 in) [1]
Effective firing range	30–120 km (19–75 mi)
Warhead	High-explosive
Warhead weight	150 kg (330 lb)
Maximum speed	Mach 3 (At Launch) [1] Mach 4 (On Impact) [1]
Guidance system	GNSS, INS
Accuracy	Less than 30 m (98 ft) [2]

Fath-360 ( Persian: فتح-۳۶۰), also known as BM-120, is an Iranian short-range satellite-guided tactical ballistic missile announced on the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Day, April 18, 2022.

With 30 to 120 km (19 to 75 mi) of range, each can carry a 150 kg (330 lb) warhead and be launched with the speed of Mach 3 (1020 m/s). Then they connect to satellites for rapid homing and hit their targets with the speed of Mach 4 (1361 m/s). ^[3]

Design

It is believed that Fath-360 is a shorter version of Fateh family of SRBMs. Its light weight and small dimensions allow several of these missiles to be put on a truck-based launcher.

Missile

Fath-360 Missile was first shown under the name of Fath in a military exhibition on August 21, 2020. As a family of Fateh SRBMs, it is almost half the size of a Fateh-110 But has the same configuration of fins. Four at the end of it near the exhaust, four other triangular shaped fins just above them and four small ones in front of missile near the nosecone.

Launcher

The missile is launched through a round launch container on a truck-based TEL. The Fath-360 launcher comes with two, three, four or six-round launch containers each carrying one missile. with these characteristics it can act like a GMLRS.

Guidance

Fath-360 uses GNSS guidance and is believed to be using GLONASS satellite navigation system as its guidance. The missile is also believed to be using INS as a secondary guidance system. ^[1]

Operators

•   Iran
  • Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
  • Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces

Operational history

Fath-360 was first test fired during the Eghtedar 1401 military drills at Nasrabad, Isfahan. ^[4]

Reports also say that Fath-360 has been used to attack the positions of KDPI in Northern Iraq on September 28, 2022.^{[ citation needed]See 2022 Koya bombings.}

On April 11, 2023 Iranian army received several Fath-360 systems in a ceremony. ^[5]

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