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Irani also said that Nawab, a domestically-developed medium-range surface-to-air missile system, was installed on the Sahand destroyer. Point-defense weapon systems for detecting and destroying incoming missiles and enemy aircraft and anti-missile systems have also been used in the indigenous destroyer.
The Misagh-2 (Also known as Mithaq-2 [2]) is an Iranian man-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missile.The Misagh-2 is the successor to the Misagh-1.Like its predecessor, the Misagh-2 is based on Chinese technology, [3] and in particular is believed to be an Iranian copy of the Chinese QW-1M MANPADS.
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.
The Israeli military said three waves of Israeli jets struck missile factories and other sites near Tehran and in western Iran early on Saturday in retaliation for Tehran's Oct. 1 barrage of more ...
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 ...
UN agency urges for ceasefire in Gaza, says ‘matter of life and death’ for millions of Palestinians
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.
Patriot: This American-made system is the oldest member of Israel’s missile-defense system – used during the First Gulf War in 1991 to intercept Scud missiles fired by Iraq’s leader at the ...