drmeson
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If the new radar used on the Kowsar indeed has a range of 80-100km against fighter sized targets then Iran needs to develop a new Medium range air to air missile( compact enough to mount at least 2 on Kowsar ) to exploit its radar's BVR capability.
It is that. Its Iranian pulse doppler FCR equivalent of 200 Watts Grifo-L, KLJ-6F or KLJ-7, EL/M-2032.
You are right. Iran needs something on lines of RVV-AE (Active radar Homing) and RVV-T (passive IR). Kowsar or future Kowsar variants can carry 4 of these missiles and fire them all at BVR ranges and leave the area.