Badr-3 Rocket Launcher System

Also known as

Badr-3 launcher
Badr-3 rocket launcher
Badr 3 launcher system

The Badr-3 Rocket Launcher System is an Iranian-origin launch setup associated with the Badr-3 heavy rocket and documented in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War. The exact builder is not publicly identified, but Army Recognition described an Iranian-origin system uncovered in Gaza and Israel Defense reported Palestinian Islamic Jihad Badr-3 launches beginning in May 2019.

Badr-3 Rocket Launcher System, Rocket launcher system associated with the Badr-3 heavy rocket, Artillery

Image source: IDF soldiers near Badr-3 rockets at outpost in northern Gaza

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Iran / Gaza Strip
Built by: Not publicly identified
Built in: Iran
Type: Rocket launcher system associated with the Badr-3 heavy rocket
Service note: 2019–present

artillery rocket launcher launcher

Specifications

Launcher role: Launches Badr-3 heavy rockets
Origin context: Iranian-origin reporting
Documented location: Gaza Strip
Associated munition: Badr-3 heavy rocket
Launch history: PIJ launches reported since May 2019

Launched Munitions

This launcher system is tied to the Badr-3 heavy rocket family documented in Gaza reporting.

Launched item

Item type

Launch evidence

Badr-3 heavy rocket, Large-calibre artillery rocket, Artillery

Badr-3 heavy rocket

Heavy rocket

Army Recognition reported an Iranian-origin Badr-3 launcher system in Gaza, and Israel Defense reported Palestinian Islamic Jihad Badr-3 launches beginning in May 2019.

Sources: Israeli Army captures Iranian Badr-3 Rocket Launcher System in Gaza, IDF Captures Badr-3 Rockets in Gaza Strip

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Associated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad Badr-3 rocket launches and reported in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War.
Used by: Palestinian Islamic Jihad (al-Quds Brigades)

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Sources

Israeli Army captures Iranian Badr-3 Rocket Launcher System in GazaPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Reports an Iranian-origin Badr-3 launcher system uncovered by the IDF in Gaza and the associated launch-system context for the Badr-3 family. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 IDF Captures Badr-3 Rockets in Gaza StripPublisher: Israel Defense | Note: Reports that Palestinian Islamic Jihad has launched Badr-3 rockets since May 2019, providing the launch-history context linked to the Badr-3 launcher system page. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 IDF soldiers near Badr-3 rockets at outpost in northern GazaPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the Badr-3 rockets photo used on the launcher-system page. | Accessed: 2026-06-27