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Sahand was said to have twice the defensive and offensive power of Jamaran, with upgraded torpedo tubes, various types of anti-air and anti-surface weapons, surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, and a point-defense system. Sahand is equipped with an anti-submarine system and a stealth system, and enjoys higher maneuverability and ...
Photos from 2018 show that the ship's hull has broken apart near the waterline approximately at the start of the ship's aircraft deck. [7] Iranian Navy commissioned Dena with a ceremony held in Bandar Abbas on 14 June 2021. [8] Future units of the Modge class are set to be equipped with the Sayyad-2 anti-aircraft missiles. [9]
The Iranian frigate Sahand burning from bow to stern on 18 April 1988 after being attacked. Sahand fired missiles at the A-6Es, which replied with two Harpoon missiles and four laser-guided Skipper missiles. Joseph Strauss fired a Harpoon missile. Most or all of the shots scored hits, causing heavy damage and fires.
State-run IRNA news agency reported that the Sahand destroyer, being repaired at a wharf lost its balance due to water infiltration into the tanks. Sahand, named after a mountain in northern Iran ...
The US deployed a top air-defense battery to Israel in October after a huge Iranian attack. The THAAD system has now been used in combat twice — once in December and another time in January.
Despite Israel housing some of the best air defences in the world, its anti-missile systems failed to deter drone attacks by Iran-backed Hezbollah, which have killed dozens in the north of the ...
In 1968, a contract for full-scale production was awarded to Hughes, and by 1970 the system was being fielded by the U.S. Army. When adopted, the BGM-71 series replaced the M40 106 mm recoilless rifle and the MGM-32 ENTAC missile system then in service. The missile also replaced the AGM-22B then in service as a heliborne anti-tank weapon.
The 9K32 Strela-2 (Russian: Cтрела, lit. 'Arrow'; NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail) is a light-weight, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile or MANPADS system. It is designed to target aircraft at low altitudes with passive infrared-homing guidance and destroy them with a high-explosive warhead.