{"id":91660,"date":"2026-07-26T15:34:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T10:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=91660"},"modified":"2026-07-26T19:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:45:06","slug":"kheybar-shekan-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kheybar-shekan-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Kheybar Shekan Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kheybar Shekan Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Iran has been using the Kheybar Shekan missile in complex attacks, proving itself to be an adaptable adversary for the U.S. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kheybar Shekan Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>Iran\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">latest<\/span><b> long-range solid-fuel ballistic missile.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name means <\/span><b>\u201cbreaker of Khayber\u201d in Arabic,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a reference to the Battle of Khayber in Arab history.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the fourth generation of the <\/span><b>Khorramshahr missile family.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Kheybar Shekan Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile is approximately 4 meters long and weighs 1,500 kilograms.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a reported <\/span><b>range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of around<\/span><b> 1,450 km.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>powered <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by a <\/span><b>locally developed \u2018Arond\u2019 engine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> integrated within its fuel tank to minimise length and enhance camouflage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses <\/span><b>solid fuel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This allows for <\/span><b>faster launch preparation,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> easier storage, and better concealment, key advantages in modern missile warfare.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be <strong>l<\/strong><\/span><b>aunched from a mobile platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is ready in less than 15 minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The high-explosive warhead weighs approximately 550 kilograms.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile <\/span><b>operates in three phases: takeoff, mid-flight guidance with rear engine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>s<\/strong>, and a<\/span><b> final descent <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">guided by precision engines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses a <\/span><b>satellite-guided system <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>manoeuvrable <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">warheads for enhanced precision.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its speed is said to reach <\/span><b>19,500 km\/h <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the atmosphere and 9,800 km\/h outside it, roughly Mach 12.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to this speed, it can <\/span><b>make interception difficult<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> even for advanced air defence systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile&#8217;s <\/span><b>aerodynamic design, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including the <\/span><b>absence of ailerons, reduces air friction <\/b>a<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd radar detection, increasing its chances of evading interception. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-kheibar-shekan-missile-5776a6e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WSI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kheybar Shekan is Iran&#8217;s latest long-range solid-fuel ballistic missile and the fourth-generation missile in the Khorramshahr series. 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