Are you serious?
By the time these tanks are made, bilateral trade between Iran and Turkey will be over $30bn. There's not going to be a war between the two countries, but if there is, how are you planning on using these tanks on the mountains that separate Iran and turkey?
The Mersad is an improved Hawk system which uses phased aray and has a longer range. It can be compared to the Hawk XXI which was developed in the late 90s.
Shaheen in Persian means Hawk. Iran has been producing the HAWK missile system for the past 20 years, but recently they upgraded it. The Shaheen Missile has a different engine and has a higher range and it also uses phased Array radars and now the Mersad system has improved the radars, fire...
Iran brings 'Mersad' missile on stream
Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:53:23 GMT
Iran says its first domestically-built air defense system, which is said to be more powerful than the US-made Hawk missile, is ready to become operational.
Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Sunday that the anti-aircraft...