Yarmuk 122 mm rocket

Also known as

Yarmouk 122 mm rocket
Rocket 122mm HE (MBRL)
122mm HE (MBRL) Yarmouk
POF Yarmuk 122 mm rocket

The Yarmuk 122 mm rocket is a Pakistani high-explosive, ground-to-ground artillery rocket associated with multi-barrel rocket launchers and the KRL-122 Ghazab. DEPO lists the product under Pakistan Ordnance Factories, GIDS markets an extended-range 122 mm MBRL Yarmuk rocket, and Quwa identified the Yarmuk series as a munition fitted to Pakistan's KRL-122 system.

Yarmuk 122 mm rocket, 122 mm high-explosive artillery rocket, Munitions

Image source: 122MM Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) Yarmuk

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Pakistan
Built by: Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Type: 122 mm high-explosive artillery rocket
Service note: Modern Grad-compatible rocket munition
Produced: Not publicly confirmed
Number built: Not publicly confirmed

Specifications

Caliber: 122 mm
Munition class: Ground-to-ground free-flight artillery rocket for multi-tube launchers
Warhead: High-explosive fragmentation
Warhead weight: GIDS lists 18 kg; Army Recognition reports 18.4 kg without fuze and 19.4 kg with fuze for the Yarmuk HE rocket
Range: GIDS lists more than 35 km for its 122 mm MBRL Yarmuk; Quwa notes POF's 20 km figure and a GIDS extended-range 122 mm rocket at 45 km
Muzzle safety / back blast: Less than 50 m in GIDS specifications
Compatibility: Quwa and Army Recognition tie the Yarmuk rocket to the KRL-122 Ghazab launcher

Firing Launcher

Open reporting identifies the Yarmuk rocket as part of Pakistan's Grad-compatible 122 mm rocket-artillery ecosystem.

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

KRL-122 Ghazab, 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, Artillery

122 mm multiple rocket launcher

Quwa reported that recent KRL-122 systems had been fitted with the POF Yarmuk 122 mm rocket, while Army Recognition described the KRL-122 as capable of firing the Yarmuk HE rocket.

Sources: Pakistan seeking guided multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), Azerbaijan deploys Pakistani-made KRL-122 MLRS against Armenian positions

Timeline

Yarmuk 122 mm rocket Key Events

May 4, 2017
Quwa links Yarmuk to KRL-122
Quwa described the KRL-122 as Pakistan's mainstay MLRS and said recent systems had been fitted with the POF Yarmuk 122 mm rocket.
Sources: Pakistan seeking guided multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS)
Sep 5, 2023
Yarmuk compatibility reported in KRL-122 conflict coverage
Army Recognition's report on Azerbaijani KRL-122 launchers also described the system's ability to fire the Yarmuk HE rocket.
Sources: Azerbaijan deploys Pakistani-made KRL-122 MLRS against Armenian positions

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Sources

DEPO Yarmuk 122 mm product pagePublisher: Defence Export Promotion Organization | Note: Supports the Yarmuk/Yarmouk 122 mm HE MBRL product identity, POF company listing, ground-to-ground free-flight rocket description, and personnel/light-material target effect. | Accessed: 2026-07-13 122MM Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) YarmukPublisher: Global Industrial & Defence Solutions | Note: Supports Yarmuk rocket range, warhead, temperature, fuse, muzzle-safety, feature, and image context. | Accessed: 2026-07-13 Pakistan seeking guided multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS)Publisher: Quwa | Note: Supports the KRL-122 launcher relationship and Quwa's 2017 reporting that recent KRL-122 systems had been fitted with the POF Yarmuk 122 mm rocket. | Accessed: 2026-07-13 Azerbaijan deploys Pakistani-made KRL-122 MLRS against Armenian positionsPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports KRL-122 launcher compatibility with the Yarmuk HE rocket and Yarmuk rocket dimensional, warhead, propellant, velocity, range, and back-blast details. | Accessed: 2026-07-13