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Shahab Saqeb / (FM-90)

Shahab Saqeb truck and power unit
Length : 3 m

Width : 0.156 m

Launch weight : 84.5 kg

Max operating range : 15 km

Speed : 750 m/s

Guidance : Command + electro optical tracking


copy of the Chinese HQ-7 (FM-90) system. This Project was First Joint Winner-Applied Research in 14th Khwarizmi International Award ( 2001 ;Tehran-Iran )

The Project Title was Production of Low Range Ground to Air Missile ( Shahab Saqeb ) .

 

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Raad air defense system + Taer 2 missiles

Testing Raad system

Type : mid range air defense system

Designed : 2012

Main armament : 3x Taer-2 surface to air missiles

Operational range : 50 km

operational altitude : 25 _ 27 km



Raad is an Iranian aerial Defense system based on Russian Buk . It was deployed by Iranian weapon experts in September 2012 . The system is designed to enhance Iran's capabilities in terms of defense, and as a partner to Bavar 373 air defense system . According to Fars news agency the Raad, is more advanced than its Russian predecessor and is designed to confront fighter jets, cruise missiles, smart bombs, helicopters and drones. the system is also designed specially for US fighters . The system is equipped with 'Taer' (Bird) missiles, which can trace and hit targets in ranges up to 50 km and in altitudes from 25 to 27 km (75,000 feet), Ra'd is ranked as a mid-range radar system and air defense system .

Apart from speculation by the Western media , The Reserve engineering of Russian and American air defense systems such as Buk , SA.2 and Hawk has been a good experience to help Iran in designing local air defense systems like Bavar 373 .

 

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Bavar 373 :

Bavar-373 ( Persian: باور-۳۷۳‎ , meaning 'Belief' ) is an Iranian long-range Air defense system currently under development.
Development of the system began as a response to the Russian ban on the exportation of its advanced S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran .

History :

After the Russian ban on exporting S-300 to Iran, Defense minister Ahmad Vahidi told Iranian media at Sept. 22. 2010 that they will develop a similar domestic system by themselves: “We have planned to build a long-range air defense missile system similar to S-300. By God’s grace and by the Iranian engineers’ efforts, we will reach self-sufficiency in this regard.”

It was later revealed that the name of the system will be Bavar 373. Bavar meaning "belief" and 373 which is the Abjad number of prophet Muhammad's name .

Farzad Esmaieli, commander of Khatam-ol-Anbia Base told Iranian media that the development of this system started by the direct order of supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei when the first information about cancellation of S-300 contract was revealed and Iranian personnel were still being trained in Russia on it . He said the project was in the stage of prototype designing and that it was not going to suffer from the weak points of the S-300. He continued that in the area of detection and radars, a very good point was reached and defense ministry was working on two or three missiles each for a different range and altitude.

Later he said the system is much more capable than S-300, without mentioning the S-300 version he meant. He said that the design was complete, all the parts were going to be manufactured inside the country and it had a good ability to detect and intercept enemy aircraft .

In November 22, 2011, the first prototype was built . Iran announced that the system was designed and built by defense ministry, domestic industries and some Iranian universities. Esmaieli said that Iran doesn't even think about S-300 anymore as Bavar-373 was much more capable. Iranian sources suggest that the Bavar 373 will be mobile, with four loaded on each mobile truck launcher. It also will be able to undertake a cold launch from systems similar to existing missiles, such as the Tor-M1 .

The Iranian defense ministry is due to equip the country's Armed Forces with a new long-range air-defense system by March 21, 2013, a senior Iranian military official announced on Saturday August 25, 2012 . On 3 September 2012, Farzad Esmaili said that the development of the system was now 30 percent complete . On 1 January 2013, the same commander announced that the sub-systems of the home made air-defense system are being tested in laboratory .



Here are some pictures of Bavar 373 truck ( Zoljanah ) :

Iranian 10x10 heavy duty truck for Bavar 373

The engine of Zoljanah


To be continued

 

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7.Man portable air defense systems :

Misagh 1

Misagh 2

Qaem

Misagh 1 Man portable air defense missile system


Type : MANPADS ( Man portable air defense missile system )

Missile : 1

Country users : Islamic Republic oF Iran

Combat weight : 16.9 kg ready to fire

Target engagement ( Altitude ) : 30 - 4000 m

Target engagement ( Range ) : 500 - 5000 m

Crew : 1 soldier

Type of engaged targets : tactical aircraft , helicopter , UAV and cruise missile

Missile :

Weight : 10.86 kg _ Weight Warhead : 1.17 kg

Length : 1.477 m

Warhead type : HE Fragmentation

Flight speed : 570 m/s

Reaction time : 5 to 10 sec

Guidance system : Passive IR homing device and night vision ( operating in the medium IR range )



The Misagh 1 is an Iranian man-portable infrared guided surface to air missile. It was developed by the Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran and is an all-aspect passive infrared homing system. It is a variant of the Chinese QW-1 Vanguard missile system, which is based on the Russian SA-16 Gimlet 9K310.
The Misagh-1 missile weapon system has been improved remarkably in fast reaction, attacking mode, guidance system, propulsion system, etc., while still retaining the main characteristics of previous portable anti-aircraft missiles, such as flexibility, maneuverability, easy operation and fire-and-forget homing. This missile weapon system, with excellent technical efficiency and combat performance, meets the needs of modern war.

Design :

This system is comprised of; the missile in its disposable launch tube, a grip-stock firing unit and a replaceable battery/coolant unit which is mounted towards the front of the launcher all of which is contained in its transportable packing case.

Missile :

The missile is guided by proportional navigation to the impact point with the target, whereupon a target adaptive homing circuit cuts in just before impact to ensure maximum damage is caused. Once the missile is launched, the gunner is free to seek protective shelter or make ready for the next engagement.

Operations :

Normally operated as part of a two-man team the gunners can, on the march, carry the system on their backs by means of a harness. The operating sequence is as follows. The gunner is alerted by visual detection of a target. The assistant then selects a firing site and removes the front and rear covers of the launcher tube and raises it to the shoulder firing position. If identified as hostile, the firing trigger is depressed part way to activate the electric battery and coolant bottle to provide power and gas to the missile's systems. The gunner then aims at and tracks the target until continuous audio and visual signals are received. These indicate seeker lock on. The gunner then sets the lead angle and depresses the firing trigger all the way. Between 0.3 and 0.8 seconds later, the booster motor sends the missile out of the firing tube to a safe point where it is jettisoned and the dual-thrust sustainer motor kicks in to power the missile in flight.

Combat use :

The Misagh-1 missile weapon system is a portable shoulder-fired, anti-aircraft weapon system against low and very low altitude targets by sudden attack in all directions. The target could be a high speed jet plane, a propeller-driven aircraft or an armed helicopter. It is a powerful weapon for air defense of pivotal points and covering field troops operation.

 

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Misagh 2 Man portable air defense missile system

Type : MANPADS ( Man portable air defense missile system )

Missile : 1

Country users : Islamic Republic oF Iran

Combat weight : 18 kg ready to fire

Target engagement ( Altitude ) : 10 to 3500 m

Target engagement ( Range ) : 500 to 6000 m

Crew : 1 soldier

Type of engaged targets : tactical aircraft , helicopter , UAV and cruise missile

Missile :

Weight : 11.32 kg _ Weight Warhead : 1.42 kg

Length : 1.590 m

Warhead type : HE Fragmentation

Flight speed : 600 m/s

Reaction time : 5 to 10 sec

Guidance system : Passive IR homing device and night vision ( operating in the medium IR range )


The Misagh 2 is an Iranian man-portable infrared guided surface to air missile. It was developed by the Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran and is an all-aspect passive infrared homing system. It is a variant of the Chinese QW-2 Vanguard missile system. The Misagh-2 is an advanced version of the indigenously developed Misagh-1 air-defence system.
Iran's defense minister launched the domestic mass production of the Misagh 2, on February 2, 2006.

Design :

The Misagh-2 features a newly developed dual-band passive IR seeker with strong resistance to heat flares dispensed by the target and solar/ground heat, thus improving the missile’s performance in day/night, all-weather conditions.

Missile :

The missile itself weighs 11.32 kg at launch, the warhead 1.42 kg and the complete system 18 kg in the firing position.

Operations :

The Misagh-2 can engage approaching targets out to 6 km and receding targets out to 5.2 km. The maximum effective altitude against jet fighters is about 2.5 km and helicopters and subsonic aircraft about 3.5 km. Misagh-2 features a newly developed dual-band passive IR seeker with strong resistance to heat flares dispensed by the target and solar/ground heat, thus improving the missile’s performance in day/night, all-weather conditions in electronic warfare conditions.

Combat use :

The Misagh-2 is a new generation of portable anti-aircraft missile weapon system. Its main mission is to strike tactical targets such as fighters, attackers and armed helicopters at low and very low altitude . It can also supply effective air defense for military bases, political and industrial centers, and other important facilities. This weapon system is characterized not only by portability, high maneuverability, easy operation and fire-and-forget homing of the traditional portable anti-aircraft missile system, but also by advanced detective technology, guidance control technology and new power system. Because of this, further detective distance and larger attacking area are achieved. The most important is that the latest anti-infrared interference technology is adopted so that the missile can effectively identify the target signals from strong man-made and complicated environmental interference signals and get rid of the interference signals effectively.

 

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Qaem missiles

Qaem missiles launchers

Firing Qaem missile

Type : MANPADS _ Anti tank and helicopter laser guided missile

Length : 1.20 m

Weight : 18 to 20 kg

Width : 150 mm

Speed > 310 ms


The Qaem, 'Rising' in English, is a laser-guided surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by Iran under its weapons program started in 1992 as a response to the United States arms embargo. The Qaem missile is intended against low altitude, low-speed armored aircraft such as attack and transport helicopters. The Iranian press has reported that the Qaem could be used against the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter .

 

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8. Anti tank missiles :

Saeqeh _ Saeqeh 2

Raad ...

Toophan _ Toophan 2 _Toophan 5

Toosan

Dehlavieh

Saeqeh 2 Anti tank missile

Saeqeh 1 and Saeqeh 2

Saeqeh is the optimized version of the American missile ( Dragon ) which has been reverse engineered by Iranian experts . This missile is used by Iran army ground forces .

The American Dragon's range is 500 m but Saeqeh 2's ultimate range is 1000 - 1090 m .also the warhead of Saeqeh 2 is heavier than Dragon . According to the capabilities of Saeqeh 2 it seems the missile is the reverse engineering of Super Dragon that was optimized in early 90's .

I Raad missile

I Raad T missile

Weight : 11.88 kg

Length : 832 mm

Main weapon caliber :120 mm

Firing range : 3000 m


For some years the Parchin Missile Industries Division of the Iranian Defence Industries Organization (DIO) has been manufacturing a copy of an improved version of the Russian Kolomna KBP AT-3b 'Sagger' 9M14M Malyutka-M wire-guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) under the local name of Raad.

More recently another Raad version has entered production called the Improved Raad, or l-Raad, which is fitted with a tandem High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead which will defeat MBTs fitted with Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA).

The first small precursor HEAT charge in the nose activates the ERA so clearing a path for the main HEAT charge to pass through and penetrate the main armor of the vehicle. The precursor charge has four fixed fins which are claimed to improve the maneuverability of the missile.

The design of the new front end of the Improved Raad is such that it can be quickly fitted to existing in-service Raad ATGM (as well as Russian and other copies). It uses the same launcher and test procedures.

Different Toophan versions

Toophan 1 and Toophan 2 missiles

Toophan (Persian: موشک طوفان‎, means "Typhoon" in Persian) is a series of Iranian anti-tank missiles. Toophan 1 is a reverse-engineered copy of the US military TOW missile. The Toophan-1's payload is a 3.6 kg high-explosive anti-tank warhead that can penetrate up to 550mm of steel armor. The range is 3,850m, the top speed 310 m/s. The manufacturer is the Aerospace Industries Organization of Iran, which has produced the missile since 2000. Several other variants are also built with more penetration power.

Operational history :

Iran was among the earliest country to import the TOW missile as far back as 1971. Extensive repair and assembly facilities were set up at the Iran Electronics Industries (IEI) by the Texas-based Emerson Energy Systems as well as Hughes Missile Systems to repair TOW and FGM-77A Dragon missile.

In May 1975 negotiations between Iran and Hughes Missile Systems on co-production of the TOW and Maverick missiles stalled over disagreements in the pricing structure. Hughes set the royalty and initial investment costs for Iran at $20 million for the TOW and $25 million for the Maverick. The subsequent 1979 revolution ended all plans for such co-production.

Hezbollah reportedly used Toophan missiles against Israeli Merkava tanks during the 2006 Lebanon War.

Toophan 1 :

Basic version. Has a penetration of 550 mm RHA, a length of 116 cm and a weight of 18.5 kg. It's range is described being 3.5 km .

Toophan 2 :

An upgraded variant using a much more powerful tandem warhead that can penetrate 760 mm of armor after disabling ERA by its small 40 mm frontal warhead. Missile weight has been increased to 19.1 kg and length to 145 cm. As with Toophan 1 it has a range of 3.5 km .

Toophan 2-B :

A further upgrade with a heavier warhead and reported penetration of 900 mm RHA .

 

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Toophan 5 ATGM ( Anti Tank Guided Missiles ) and Launchers

Type : Anti Tank Guided Missile

Used by : Islamic Republic oF Iran _ Syria _ Hezbollah

Wars : 2006 Lebanon War

Length ( probe folded ) : 1.16 m

Length ( probe extended ) : 1.45 m

Diameter : 0.152 m

Warhead weight : 3.6 kg

Wingspan : 0.46 m

Operational range : 3850 m

Speed : 310 m/s

Guidance system : Wire guided , laser guidance for later versions



Toophan 5 :

Another variant with laser guidance and additional four small fins in front of the missile. The missile is described having two warheads. Possibly still with a penetration of 900 mm.

According to the reports , Hezbollah could destroy 2 Merkava 4 tanks by using Toophan 5 during war in 2006 .

Toosan missile and It's launcher

Weight : 26.5 kg

Warhead : 3.2 kg

Range : 70 to 4000 m

Speed : 200 m/s

 

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Dehlavieh missile

"Dehlavieh" is a man portable, laser anti armor system. It is one of the most advanced anti armor missiles that has been designed for destroying types of advanced MBT's equipped with reactive armor.
It uses a special guidance system that is resistant against electronic warfare.
It can be used against naval and aerial targets at low altitudes like helicopters .

To be continued

 

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9. Anti ship missiles :

Noor

Qader

Kowsar

Zafar

Nasr 1

Hoot

Noor and Qader missiles

Qader missile ( left ) _ Noor missile ( right )

Noor Anti Ship cruise Missile / C-802


Iran was the first export customer of Chinese C-802 missile. The contract was signed in 1995 but was canceled when 60 missiles were delivered due to US pressure. After that Iran started a program to reverse engineer C-802.

It is unknown when the program was finished, but in 2000, Iran tested an upgraded C-802 missile during Unity-79 wargames.Officials said that the range of the missile is increased from 30 km to 130 km.

The missile is powered by Toloue-4, an Iranian version of the French Microturbo TRI 60 engine .

In January 2004, Iran announced that it has started manufacturing the DM-3B mono pulse radar for Noor missile . According to Iranian officials, DM-3B is a millimeter-wave active radar used in the last stage of missile flight to find the target and home in the missile on it. Because of its frequency, it is very hard to jam the radar which is located inside the nosecone.

In 2006, it was announced that the missile's range has been increased further to 170 km.

In 2011, another variant called Qader was unveiled by Iran with a range of 200 km and the ability to attack coastal targets. A video of the missile hitting its coastal target was published by the Iranian media.

In early 2012, during Velayete-90 wargames, a Noor missile was tested with improvements in electronic systems, a more jam-resistant radar and better target acquisition algorithms. A Qader missile was also tested in the wargame.

 

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Qader Anti Ship cruise Missile

Qader Anti Ship cruise Missile


Type : Anti ship cruise missile

Engine : Turbojet engine

Range : 200 km

Flight altitude : Sea-skimming



The Qader is a short-range anti-ship cruise missile developed by Iran. The missile called "Qader" (Able) is built indigenously by Iranian scientists and has a high destructive ability against coastal targets and warships. The missile, which has been unveiled in 2011-08-23, has a range of 200 km and is described by Iranian officials as "the most powerful and precise missile of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy" .

Qader and Noor have same color and shape but Qader is newer , has longer length , heavier warhead and longer range

 

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The commander of the Iranian Navy

Qader Anti Ship cruise Missile testing in Strait of Hormuz

 

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kowsar anti ship cruise missile / C-701


Type : Anti-ship missile

In service : 2006

Weight : 100 kg

Length : 2.507 m

Diameter : 0.18 m

Warhead : 29 kg time-delayed semi armour piercing high explosive

Engine : Solid rocket engine

Operational range : 15-20 km

Flight altitude : 15-20 m

Speed : 0.8 Mach

Guidance system : TV homing , Infrared , millimetre radar

Launch platform : Ground based vehicles and Zolfaghar class fast attack craft




Kowsar is a medium-range, land-based anti-ship missile made by Iran. It can defeat electronic jamming systems and "cannot be thrown off course", according to Iranian officials.

The Kowsar designation apparently (Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance 2006) is used to refer to two different missiles: Iranian-produced versions of the PRC C-701 and the TL-10A.

Combat history :

Some news reports indicate that this was the missile used on July 14, 2006 in the 2006 Lebanon War when Hezbollah fired two at Israeli warships. One of the missiles hit the corvette INS Hanit, causing heavy damage and the deaths of four Israeli servicemen.

 

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good one