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No in depth analysis yet but an interedting detail:
A very different system is shown similar to the S-300V layout where your TEL has a mast mounted engagment radar.
This is something you would do to bring down the costs and risks. Because it is a high risk to develop a AESA engagment radar like the final Bavar-373.
So either this system was the first attempt or it is a more cost effective Bavar variant which lost to the higher capability one.
Actually this unknown variant would be a real good alternative. 4 Tears with 4 last mounted Ofogh radar variants for 4 channels instead of Bavars 6, but at much cheaper price.
Looks like ABM and counter-hypersonic performance was too important for Iran than to go with the much cheaper lower capability alternative.
So does the existence of a seemingly AESA radar seeker in the missile removes the possibility of this system employing Track via missile (TVM) etc? If so, is that a positive or a negative?