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ALCON, By the looks of it, it uses a similar engine as the Shahed-129 and is of somewhat smaller dimensions but lacks the Shahed's retractable landing gear. It's sensor ball is definitely smaller in comparison. So, definitely a HUGE improvement vs the previous members of the Mohajer family...

Fafnir, Point well made. That configuration is very odd though, why use an unpowered munition for a UAV? Can't say that I see anything gain from skipping a simple rocket motor assembly. The weapon would be lighter and somewhat cheaper but that doesn't seem very worthwhile given the slower...

Warfareknow, Except those look to have a rocket motor in the back and given their very small size, would more accurately make them small missiles, not bombs (definitely meant for UAVs to carry).

Bahram Esfandiari, Indeed, the BMP-1 was as ground-breaking AFV to be sure. In fact, the appearance of the BMP-1 was one of the primary triggers for the Bradley's development. Sadly, it was also flawed (fuel tanks that doubled as doors, difficult to operate ATGM, and a main armament that had...

AmirPatriot, Hey, if I've got the time, I can do some serious internet-mining. UPDATE: Vevak's claim is specifically about the 2003 Iraq War and I found nothing concerning their performance against Iraqi armor. I suspect this is due to the simple fact that overall, there were no major clashes...

Vevak, Not sure what you're talking about concerning "smart" tank shells. As of today, the only "smart" aka guided munitions used by tanks are ATGMs launched via the cannon. While this technology has been tinkered with by the US (see MGM-51) in the past, they're not in widespread use...

ALCON, Yep, definitely missed a lot of those smaller details (specifically the gunner sight location, which on the Karrar is closer to the center of the turret). I saw the nearly identical ERA design and layout on the turret and the location and the RWS and overlooked the rest. Guilty as...

ALCON, I guess I don't see what all this nasty arguing is about. 1) I don't see how anyone can deny the connection between the Karrar upgrade/rebuild and the T-90MS. The turret's external appearance is almost identical, down to the concept/location of the RWS. The visual similarities are FAR...

Arminkh, For the record, I never actually said the F-313 was entirely a fraud but that skepticism about it being a truly serious program is, IMHO, completely warranted and justified by any basic knowledge of the history of Iran's aviation industry. My skepticism has nothing to do with who the...

Rukarl, Are you sure those last two images are from a video of the Hormuz? I could have sworn those images were of the Noor AshM's seeker.. I ask because the diameter of the missile they're assembling looks too small to the Hormuz (should be about 2 feet across if it was) but looks just the...

Arminkh, You ask "to what end?" I could ask the same of the original unveiling. Why show off a terribly-put together mock-up that ended up being the butt of jokes in aviation circles the world-over? For one, as I recall, when it was unveiled, the officials made it sound as though the item...

A good possibility. I would also suggest the possibility of it being a small-caliber anti-submarine rocket but given the Damavand's basing in the Caspian, makes that theory unlikely. The side by side of the Dagestan and Damavand is quite telling. The Dagestan (one of only two Gepard-class...

ALCON, IF you wanted to fake an aircraft taxi run, it could be done VERY easily and quite cheaply in-fact. A group of decent aircraft maintainers could put together a trailer mounted with an engine and make it taxi up and down the runway with a few days head-start. All taxi-runs prove is the...

Soheil, Agreed but they clearly used an existing video as a starting point and the camera is following "something" coming in for a landing, that was my point.

ALCON, Definitely looks to be fake. The "blur" around the aircraft immediately jumps out as suspect. If I had to guess, someone took an existing video of a F-14 landing (first 5-7 secons) and attempted to splice in footage of a Su-30 landing.

AmirPatriot, With respect, any talk of the Sahand being "visibly" larger than the earlier Mowjs (Jamaran and Damavand) is 100% incorrect. It's measurements via Google Earth match the earlier vessels almost exactly (~94 meters x ~11 meters). The only major superstructure difference (size-wise)...

Arashkamangir, I see what you're talking about. The idea of selective/staged release of the sub-munitions makes good sense and is a feature on many similar dispensers. Now, given the limited size of the guidance section, the idea that it "chooses" another target is likely a bit overdone. More...

ALCON, Oops, just meant to refer to the Qiam-1 in my post, since the "Qiam-2" has only been talked about, not seen. Also, I wasn't make any opinion that Iranian engineers went to Yemen to teach the Houthis how to do this, just that simply having the right engineers on the job, you can do...

Arashkamangir, Perhaps I missed something in the KITE-2000 video (mine you, I just watched it as the audio is meaningless to me) but from all appearances, the KITE does appear to be a sub-munition dispenser. The fact that is a powered-munition is just a practical feature, as some sub-munition...

ALCON, Burkan-2 definitely looks to be a Scud/R-17 modification. If the examples shown to public are accurate, here is my theory: - Iranian engineers managed to get similar range performance in the Qiam-2 (Scud-based design) that the Iraqis did with the Al-Abbas. Difference is, the Qiam-1 is...