i know this is a little off topic but I believe that Iran needs to modify the next variations of the Toophan and Raad MRAPs as well as other apcs / ifvs, so that they all come equipped with standard automatic remote weapons stations on their roofs.
A gating gun or autocannon flanked by a few ATGMs on either side would be great. or they could have tank killer variants with simply 6 or 8 ATGMs mounted on top.
Of course its so much cheaper to have Safir jeeps with manual weapons systems, however for the elite offensive portion of Iran's military, remote weapons stations are the way to go.
Iran is already producing remote weapons systems so it's only a matter of time before their next gen ifvs / apcs all come equipped with standard remotely operated weapons stations.
I'm also wondering when they will introduce a new common service rifle for the entire army, IRGC included of course. The Masaf seems like a prime candidate now.
Since the Masaf rifle seems to be based on the HK416/417 rifle, I'm wondering whether they will go with the HK416 or HK417 as their main production variant ? I'm guessing 417 since the entire regular army has been using the 7.62x51mm cartridge for decades.
I'm still trying to find the official designation for this weapon and it's elusiveness is annoying me now.