Iranian Electro-Optical and Infrared sensors

[FuturePAF]

Wish a system like this were deployed with the tor battery before it shot down the airliner in January this year. Could have saved so many lives.

 

[Mithridates]

Wish a system like this were deployed with the tor battery before it shot down the airliner in January this year. Could have saved so many lives.

it has...

 

[FuturePAF]

it has...

So was it negligence on the part of the operator, some malfunction, or something else?

 

[Mithridates]

So was it negligence on the part of the operator, some malfunction, or something else?

operator simply had no time to check it.

 

[FuturePAF]

operator simply had no time to check it.

The EO/IR system need to be automated and assisted with artificial intelligence to better identify the target before the missile is released. Also these air defenses need to be further away from civilian airports to prevent this happening again (or at least gives the system enough time to figure out what the unknown return is). I hope they did a full review of all the errors that lead to this disaster, and made the needed reforms.

 

[Mithridates]

RU244TK/RU150TK, thermal vision for konkurs, kornet and TOW anti tank guided missile systems

-third generation cooled thermal detectors (RU244TK) and non cooled detector (RU150TK)
-dual constant zooming
-quick installing capability without alignment required
-integration of regular daylight and IR images
-less than 1 minute install time
-rechargeable batteries

 

[Mithridates]

RU244

-capable of detecting ground, naval and airborne targets at medium range
-two variable focal length
-easy to utilize
-high sensitivity
-high resolution
data sheet:

 

[Philosopher]

The "Heydar" helicopter based missile appears to use the Seeker below:

 

[Mithridates]

RU113ST

daylight missile seeker, sensitive detector, capable gimbals system (withstands 9 g force), sophisticated image processing algorithm.
features:
-fire and forget
-automatic tracking and targeting
-lock and track capability

fact sheet:

RU518 ST

cooled thermal missile seeker, utilizing latest generation of thermal detectors, automatic lock on after launch.

features:

-automatic tracking after launch
-lock and track
-automatic processing enemy thermal signature

fact sheet:

akhgar, qaem, sadid and that unknown houthi missile seems to use these seekers.

 

[Mithridates]

a really amazing sensor which as far as i know, only Iran manufacture and operates such thing in middle east:
RU15 lens/laser finder

this binocular has the ability to detect any passive or active optical sight up to 1500 meters. it detects the laser of other optical targeting devices in passive mode or radiates a laser beam in the spectrum of 830 nano meters and if there were any optical devices, it detects the reflection and informs the operator of another optical device operator and a possible sniper.
features:
-easy to utilize
-high endurance
-light weight tripod
-OLED display
-military standard of MIL-STD-810F (US army standard)
fact sheet:

 

[Mithridates]

RU410

-range finder with 10 km range
-7x zoom
-calculating the distance between two point
-determining geographical coordinates and elevation of a target
-laser class
-serial output
-useful in day and low light condition

data sheet:

 

[Mithridates]

RU762HM

RU762HM tactical weapon station is a surveillance package combined with an stabilized weapon. RU762HM uses a medium range thermal detector with two optional cooled or non cooled sensors. the thermal sensors can continuously zoom up to 60x or 240x, depending on the model of sensor. the RU762HM also utilizes optical sensor and laser range finder.
features:
-user friendly
-detecting and tracking targets
-capable of integrating on armoured/semi armoured vehicles
-remotely controllable (optional)
-capable of autonomously engaging with detected targets

data sheet:

the RU762HM is one of major parts of an Iranian initiatives known as "armed ground". the armed ground initiative aim is to promote to the area denial against US ground forces. several of this weapon stations can cover hundreds of kilometres of Iranian land and secure it. while decrease the risk on human lives and focusing them to counter US in other fronts.

 

[Mithridates]

 

[Mithridates]

for the people might ask what is nano technology which Iranians always talk about, well this page is all about it.

we have been producing IR sensors for 20 years now and our RU60 and RU90 been there for almost 10 years. these sensors are 17 micro scale bolometers. a technology level which is a good memory for us and our allies in region for last 10 years and now after a decade a technological achievement for some people in region.

 

[vizier]

some of Iranian made IIR systems:

sepehr 14:

MAX range: more than 50 km

sepehr 14 (image 1 and2) and USAF boeing E-3 AWACS detected by this system.

sadad family:

compact surveillance device consisting of IIR and optical sensors with range finder. system is capable of elevation to cover more area.
sadad can achieve 100x zoom and it's field of view changes between 0.26-26 degrees. it can rotate in 360 degrees horizontally and 90 degrees vertically. maximum rotation rate is 200 RPS.

sadad 404 (first image) and sadad T201 (second image) in Iraqi PMU service during fight against ISIS.

raad-2:

maximum range: 80 km
EO/IIR+radar

seraj decection system:

EO/IIR+laser range finder (20 km)

stabilized airborne and seaborne sensors for drones and ships:

sensors for kamand CIWS:

space surveillance devices:

(international space station detected by Iranian made space surveillance device)



the most important Iranian made IIR sensor:

TIC-S-1 and TIC-S-2 are the most important Iranian made infrared sensors. these systems detection range against fighter jets are 50 and 150 respectively, in case of TIC-S-2 for leaving aircraft the range extents to 300 km because of more infrared emission by engine exhaust. this system (TIC-S-2) is also capable of detecting a human from 15 and a tank from 30 km away.
TIC-S series utilize advanced real time image analyzing software for better processing the input of it's FPA (focal plane array) sensors for better detecting potential targets. the sensor is a cooled variant to achieve better image. all combined results in a clear image comparable to the ones of CCD devices.
TIC-S-2 is a compact system with 60 cm in length, 26 in width and 30 cm in height. thus it's possible to integrate in different platforms including fighter jets.

TIC-S-1 (up) and TIC-S-2 (down)


and in the end:

detection of american RQ-170 using an IR sensor which resulted in subsequent hacking of the drone and landing it on Iranian soil.

@Philosopher @skyshadow brothers please if you have any further information or fact sheets post it here.

Some problems an adavantages with IR sensor based systems making them suitable for certain tasks more.

Since its passive it can be installed frontlines without being detected. Ofcourse satellites are a problem but continiously changing location, digital-pixelated-camouflage etc. can reduce that threat.

One disadvantage is mechanical scanning and single target engagement in most of these systems. Mechanical scanning may need queing by another system a radar for example to get the target in shorter time. For drones it is not necessary though since drones have audio signature and lower speeds-altitudes although they have lower ir signatures. Single target engagement is not a big problem if the system is used for point defense and not area defense considering the system is passive and not easily detectable from above.

Some high altitude short range weapons that can be used against drones or planes at frontlines that can be attached to these sensors:

this one is cheap and can be camouflaged and towed away by other vehicles. 120mm guns also exist having a higher altitude.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_mm_air_defense_gun_KS-19

For a missile a variant/local copy of 57E6 missile can do the job effectively in my opinion. I dont favor the pantsyr as a system with its shortcomings but its rocket can be modified to be taken out and attached to other local built systems.
The rocket weighs about 80kg and has 15000m altitude making it a man portable high altitude system if attached to a lightweight or towable electro optical sensor. High altitude stinger you may well call it.

Medium range:

Systems scanning problem with IR-electro optical stations can be reduced with advance and improvement of ir focal plane arrays. Also laser range finder wont be necessary if 3 of such high performance passive sensors are used separated from each other just like GPS satellites. For high ir signature targets like jet fighters the target can be identified by all 3 sensors and the difference between them can compute azimuth, elevation and range of the target. It is just an idea but it can be experimented though in my opinion if you have high performance passive IR sensors. Somewhat similar to radio locator Kulchuga system but working in infrared mode instead of radio location mode.
The target data can be fed to low performance individual electrooptical systems to track and hit the targets by their own.

Other option is Radars in scanning mode can be made more LPI with known lpi methods like frequency hopping, keying etc. as it does not focus its energy to track individual targets. Rough target data can be fed to individual electro optical systems like the 50km example "sepehr 14" to track and make the kill shot.

Also laser range finder is limited to about 20km range. A radar range finder with a narrow sharp beam won't be detected by the enemy and won't have range limitation. You dont need to continiously open the range finder as well. After initial range data measurement and continious infrared signature update of the target the range can be estimated but with less accuracy depending on the IR sensor. But if the radar range finder beam is narrow enough you can keep it open as your position is not revealed without sacrificing accuracy.