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During Velayat 91 maneuvers in December 2012 the Iranian Navy successfully tested the Raad Air Defense System [4] [5] but it is not clear if the Raad missile tested in Iranian Navy is the same one as the Taer-2 missile of Raad system designed by the IRGC Aerospace Force and it may be only a similarity between a surface to air missile and an air defense system.
During the Iran-Iraq War, Iran had an acute need for anti-tank missiles, necessitating the country to buy AT-3 Sagger missiles. [4] Indigenous manufacturing work began in the tail end of the war [7] and mass production began in 1998, [8] with the Raad being the first anti-tank guided weapon to be built by Iran. [4]
Reports of eight 2K12 (NATO designation SA-6) systems transferred to Iran from Russia in 1995/1996. Kub-M1 Missile System upgrade with Iranian Raad-1 Anti Aircraft Missile System Project work. Missile Specification: Range= 30 km Altitude= 16 km Speed= Mach 2.8. Warhead= 59 kg Kamin-2: Low Altitude Medium Range Air Defense System + 2018–present
Raad-500 means "Thunder 500", and it was designed by halving the weight of the previous Iranian missile whose body was made from metal; whereas the range of this new Iranian ballistic missile increased two hundred kilometers more than Fateh-110), [4] and its final range is 500 kilometers.
In December 2005, Iran entered into a contract to purchase 29 TOR-M1 (SA-15 Gauntlet) mobile surface-to-air missile defense systems from Russia worth more than US$700 million (EUR 600 million). Between 1998 and 2002, Iran imported approximately 6 JY-14 surveillance radars from the China National Electronics Import-Export Corporation. The radar ...
The Taer 2 (Persian: طائر, meaning "bird") is an Iranian mid-range radar guided solid fueled surface-to-air missile (SAM) designed to defend against aerial threats at altitudes of up to 25–27 km (75000 ft) and distances of up to 50 km.
The Iranian Defense Industries Organization claimed that the 155 mm HM44 howitzer manufactured by the Hadid facility of the Iranian Defense Industries Organization had a high firing rate and accuracy. [6] The gun's range was reported as 30 km (19 mi), and it also includes features such as a laser range-finder and a semi-automatic loading system.
Interior of the control unit of Arash-2 radar. Arash (Persian: رادار آرش) is a long-range radar system built by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force. [1] [2] According to Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force, Arash radar Phased array radar is complete. [3]