Ground launcher

Also known as

Burkan launcher
Burkan rocket launcher

The Ground launcher is a Hezbollah field-expedient Burkan rocket launcher described as firing from small trucks or ground bases rather than a fixed military launcher.

Ground launcher, Ground-based launcher, Artillery

Image source: Hezbollah's Burkan Rocket - From the Battlefields of Syria to Southern Lebanon

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Lebanon
Built by: Hezbollah
Type: Ground-based launcher
Service note: Documented in 2023 Hezbollah Burkan rocket use

launcher rocket launcherground-basedtruck-mounted

Specifications

Launch mode: Small trucks or ground bases
Platform type: Field-expedient launcher
Associated munition: Burkan heavy rocket
Operator: Hezbollah

Launched Munitions

Alma and Ynet describe Burkan rockets as being launched from small trucks or ground bases.

Launched item

Item type

Launch evidence

Burkan heavy rocket, Heavy short-range rocket, Artillery

Burkan heavy rocket

Heavy short-range rocket

Alma says the Burkan rocket is launched from small trucks or ground launchers.

Sources: Hezbollah's Burkan Rocket - From the Battlefields of Syria to Southern Lebanon, Ynet $400 a rocket: Burkan is Hezbollah's new weapon against Israel

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

Used by: Hezbollah

Media

Ground launcher Images

Ground launcher, Ground-based launcher, Artillery - view 1 — Source: Hezbollah's Burkan Rocket - From the Battlefields of Syria to Southern Lebanon

Ground launcher, Ground-based launcher, Artillery - view 2 — Source: Hezbollah's Burkan Rocket - From the Battlefields of Syria to Southern Lebanon

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Sources

Hezbollah's Burkan Rocket - From the Battlefields of Syria to Southern LebanonPublisher: Alma Research and Education Center | Note: Supports the Burkan launch-platform wording, the small-truck or ground-launcher description, Hezbollah use in Syria and southern Lebanon, and the embedded launcher imagery. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Ynet $400 a rocket: Burkan is Hezbollah's new weapon against IsraelPublisher: Ynetnews | Note: Supports Hezbollah manufacture and truck-launch context for the Burkan rocket, the reported $300-$400 price per rocket, and the launcher imagery used on this page. | Accessed: 2026-06-27