| Al Fahd 300 | |
| Type: | Short-range ballistic missile |
| Origin: | Iraq |
| Is Vehicle: | yes |
| Is Missile: | yes |
| Service: | Project abandoned |
| Variants: | Al Fahd 300 Al Fahd 500 |
| Diameter: | 600 mm booster 500 mm sustainer |
| Rate: | 123 rounds/min |
| Engine: | SA-2 Volga engine |
| Payload Capacity: | 190 kg |
| Vehicle Range: | Al Fahd 300:300 km Al Fahd 500:500 km |
| Propellant: | solid propellant |
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The Al Fahd 300 was an Iraqi solid-propelled short-range ballistic missile[1] [2] that was based on the Soviet S-75 Dvina surface-to-air missile.[1] Its expected range was 300 km, which violated the limits provided by UNSC 687 which stipulated that Iraq was only allowed to have missiles with a range lower than 150 km.[2] The missile project was thus halted and declared abandoned by 1993.
In August 1991 Iraq secretly started work on the J-1 surface-to-surface missile based on the S-75 Dvina without notifying UNSCOM.[1] During the development of the missile the Ababil-100 had already been declared and Iraq later on admitted to hiding its Fahd missile project with the Ababil-100 as similarities would be observed between J-1 and Ababil-100.[1] Iraq had declared the project abandoned in May 1993, and had had six tests between January and April 1993 and provided UNSCOM details.[1] Iraq had declared the range to be 134 km but UNSCOM could not verify it.[1] Lt.Gen Hussein Kamel al-Majid had issued the orders for the project and its secrecy.[1] 21 flight tests were claimed overall and the UNSCOM ordered the destruction for 9 of such missiles.[2]
The 500 km range version although being displayed at the 1989 Baghdad arms exposition did not reach the design stage and according to Pentagon Opinion was a mock-up for a propaganda campaign.[2]