Iranian Defense Industry Unveils New Series of Indigenous MANPADS
As part of a new initiative by the defense industries of the IIR to increase mobility and create a short-range defense umbrella to counter enemy cruise missiles, a new mobile defense system unmanned was developed in the country.
In recent weeks, the production lines for the new series of portable air defense systems (MANPADS) have been inaugurated in Iran.
It was at the end of the imposed Iran-Iraq war and the beginning of the program to further develop the country's defense capabilities that the question of the design and manufacture of new portable air defense systems (MANPADS) was also raised. raised.
Finally, in the 80s of the Persian calendar, the first generation Iranian MANPADS called “Misagh” were built and presented to the whole world. Some foreign sources have claimed that these missiles were in fact developed based on the Chinese model QW-1. To date, three models of this missile have been developed
The 1.5 meter long "Misagh1" missile has a minimum range of 500 meters and a maximum range of 5,000 meters. It has the ability to hit targets on the 4000 meter flight ceiling.
This missile has a speed of 600 meters per second and weighs about 11 kilograms, of which 1.42 kilograms is the weight of its warhead, and the mass of the missile with a launcher to carry is about 17 kilograms.
Considering the characteristics of the launcher, the storage life of this missile is long, it has simple launch instruction and high rate of fire, and it can be used in temperatures ranging from minus 40 to over 60 degrees.
Its automatic guidance system allows you to operate in a "fire-and-forget" mode, allowing the user to quickly exit the launch position and reduce the risk of enemy damage.
In the years that followed, the "Misagh 2" missile entered service as an improved version of the "Misagh 1", and one of the important points that was taken into account was the increased sensitivity of the sensor. infrared of this missile to face cruise missiles.
These missiles generally have weak infrared radiation and can be hidden from view of many detection systems.
The range and combat height in the "Misagh 2" missile remained the same, but its speed increased from 600 meters per second to 850 meters per second.
In appearance, the "Misagh 3" missile hardly differs from previous models of this missile and is almost in the same category in terms of flight characteristics, but the use of new technology makes the " Misagh 3 ”much more fatal against low flying targets, especially cruise missiles.
This missile uses new fuses which greatly increase the possibility of detonating and hitting the target.
This is a laser fuse which operates as follows: once the missile is launched in the direction of the target to be reached, a source of laser radiation inside the missile is triggered and spreads a light beam in a ray of 360 degrees. As it nears its objective, it reflects the laser light that hits the target, before activating the missile's warhead and causing the explosion.
Mobile platform for Iranian MANPADS
The production line of portable air defense systems (MANPADS) which, according to General Baqeri, have a range of about 5 kilometers was inaugurated in recent days, in the presence of the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff of the armed forces.
There is no specific name for this missile, but the published image of it shows the same upgrade or model of the "Misagh 3" series missile.
In the images linked to this unveiling ceremony, there is an image of a mobile system, which appears to be a new medium for MANPADS.
In this design, which is also used overseas, a number of MANPADS are installed on a platform with targeting systems and the human factor is removed from the missile transport process. Thus, more missiles are carried on a platform and can be fired more quickly at different targets.
In today's world, these models have been developed in countries like Russia and France on a stationary basis on speedboats or personnel carriers.
With this simple, but important and practical measure, the volume of portable missiles will increase and in turn the required manpower will be reduced, ultimately reducing financial costs and loss of life.
At the same time, thanks to the mobility of this defense system, a high-speed mobile air defense layer will be added to the country's low-altitude defense systems, and the level of reliability in order to face threats. , especially in the category of cruise missiles will increase.