Iran’s S Bavar 373 air defense system enters service

[Aramagedon]

Video:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/B1Yg53OhP_a/?igshid=1gnw1nvj7e9gs

 

[skyshadow]

look at the Bavar-373 long-range air defence system and its subsystems.



1. Bavar has 3 radars instead of the usual 1 (Patriot) or 2 (S-300). 2 of the radars shown are here - an engagement radar and an "engagement and acquisition" radar. The battle management radar, and the third radar is called Meraj-4 (at least 450 km range). All AESAs.

This should be the worlds first operational dual-band SAM system: Chinese have a new HQ-16 variant that is dual band, but not ready/in service. The relationship between the acquisition radar and engagement radar is most likely beyond that, they are sensor-fusion twins.

It can be said that:
- Bavar-373 with X-band asset can engage non-stealth targets at long ranges. It can also engage BMs.

- Bavar-373 with S-band asset can engage stealth targets at close range.

- Bavar-373 with both radars combined and intact can engage stealth targets at long range. It also gets much more robust in terms of ECM and beaming/notching.

Meraj-4 and Nebo are strictly speaking not integral parts of the Bavar-373 system but higher level assets. They support several Bavar-373 batteries.

2. The TEL is the Zoljanah, a LARGE 10x10 off-road truck. In testing it has 2 launch canisters, but when operational it will have 4.

3. Other vehicles include the Zafar, an 8x8 off-road truck used to carry the radars. Also included is a 6x6 truck (which may be off-road capable) with a large cabin. It seems to act as a mobile command post for the battery.

4. we see the Sayyad-4 missile, with serial no. SD4AM M4A. Sayyad-4 is widely attributed to be Bavar-373's missile and was seen years ago with the same fin assembly and tapered nose. It's about 7m long.

5. It is launched vertically, as seen in these screenshots. But notably, it is a HOT launch, meaning the rocket motor is ignited inside the canister. This is unlike the S-300, which uses a cold launch system, ejecting the missiles with gas before they are fired ( you can see s 300 cold launch in last pic ).

 

[Mithridates]

finally after all these years we see it entering service. 200 km range is considerably great but we should wait two other days to get the exact official information after ceremony.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

finally after all these years we see it entering service. 200 km range is considerably great but we should wait two other days to get the exact official information after ceremony.

Needs to be 300 km or more. S-300PMU2 in Iran army has 250 km range.

 

[skyshadow]

finally after all these years we see it entering service. 200 km range is considerably great but we should wait two other days to get the exact official information after ceremony.

great work indeed, but i think its much more then just 200 km and 27 km.

Needs to be 300 km or more. S-300PMU2 in Iran army has 250 km range.

well Iran never say what is the real range of the missiles or the radars as the system is not for export but S300 is for export so they have to say the real range of the missiles and the Sayyad-4 missile has different variants too with different ranges.

 

[TOPGUN]

Great work by Iran keep it up brothers !!

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Needs to be 300 km or more. S-300PMU2 in Iran army has 250 km range.

for me the guidance system and immunity to jamming and ability to engage fast and stealthy jets is equally important than just a bigger range that cant detect or shoot down a target

 

[skyshadow]

for me the guidance system and immunity to jamming and ability to engage fast and stealthy jets is equally important than just a bigger range that cant detect or shoot down a target

well, Bavar-373, it has 3 radars instead of the usual 1 or 2 and its the worlds first operational dual-band SAM system and that will make it much more robust in terms of ECM and beaming/notching. and when all 3 radars work at the same time like it should be, it will detect stealth bombers and fighter jets and ballistic missiles at long ranges.

 

[yavar]

 

[skyshadow]

i think you are right it looks more like Sayyad system on steroids.

 

[skyshadow]

 

[500]

well, Bavar-373, it has 3 radars instead of the usual 1 or 2 and its the worlds first operational dual-band SAM system and that will make it much more robust in terms of ECM and beaming/notching.

50 years old Standard SM-1 consists of three radars:

AN/SPS-52 (S band)
AN/SPS-49 (L band)
AN/SPG-51 (X band)

 

[AmirPatriot]

50 years old Standard SM-1 consists of three radars:

AN/SPS-52 (S band)
AN/SPS-49 (L band)
AN/SPG-51 (X band)

You even edited out the parts referring to the modern systems like Patriot and S-300 that normally use 1 or 2 radars respectively... Pathetic.

 

[500]

You even edited out the parts referring to the modern systems like Patriot and S-300 that normally use 1 or 2 radars respectively... Pathetic.

I did not "edit" anything. I just answered to claim that its "worlds first operational dual-band SAM system" and that it makes it "much more robust in terms of ECM and beaming/notching".

You even edited out the parts referring to the modern systems like Patriot and S-300 that normally use 1 or 2 radars respectively... Pathetic.

1 radar is an advantage, not downside. In makes system more simple.

 

[TNT]

Good paint job by iranians. Im sure now it looks more genuine lolz.