Iran’s S Bavar 373 air defense system enters service

[skyshadow]

The title of the article will not make the Iranian members happy. Though this is addressed in the article.

Iran needs about 30 of them, soon. Stealth cruise missiles are coming online soon. I am guessing the Bavar-373 can knock a stealth cruise missile from the sky.

Bavar 373 has 3 radar which when they are online, there will be nothing undetected in sky be it Stealth fighters or bombers or cruise missiles or ballistic missiles, nothing.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

it has medium range system (Range is 150 km), although they are developing long range version of BAVAR @minimi

150 km is considered long range. Patriot PAC 2 is about 150 km.

 

[skyshadow]

Thanks for corrections but this system is comparable to early version of S-300 @skyshadow

your welcome bro, how is this comparable to early version of S-300?

 

[Ultima Thule]

150 km is considered long range. Patriot PAC 2 is about 150 km.

Medium range early USN RIM 66 has a similar range and consider Medium range missiles, i am not taking about your terms but international recognized terms for weapons @minimi

 

[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 ).

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

your welcome bro, how is this comparable to early version of S-300?

It appears to be on par with S-300PM2 Favorit.

 

[Ultima Thule]

It appears to be on par with S-300PM2 Favorit.

And tell me how, you know the classified technical details of both systems @minimi

 

[skyshadow]

It appears to be on par with S-300PM2 Favorit.

Iranians and Russian analysts say its superior then S-300 PM2.

 

[Dual Wielder]

Give a couple to Pakistan for real-time testing on our eastern border, we won't charge you for it.

 

[Ultima Thule]

Give a couple to Pakistan for real-time testing on our eastern border, we won't charge you for it.

No chance Iran is currently India puppet @Dual Wielder

 

[skyshadow]

And tell me how, you know the classified technical details of both systems @minimi

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.


A S-band array has a ~20dB benefit over a X-band one if used against VLO target. As dual band system the Bavar benefits from that while S-300/-400 relay on a single band X-band array.
The Bavar engagement radar is certainly lower power than a Tombstone but apparently achieves a higher gain to achieve the same or higher performance.


This should be the first AESA based SAM with illumination capability.
Whether it is CW, FMCW or peudo/interrupted-CW/FMCW.
There is an AESA Patriot in the works and the S-500 will also feature it plus see based systems for use with Standard family of SAMs, but this is the first one of those systems still in work/testing.
That HQ-16 upgraded variant is still in work too.

 

[Mithridates]

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.


A S-band array has a ~20dB benefit over a X-band one if used against VLO target. As dual band system the Bavar benefits from that while S-300/-400 relay on a single band X-band array.
The Bavar engagement radar is certainly lower power than a Tombstone but apparently achieves a higher gain to achieve the same or higher performance.


This should be the first AESA based SAM with illumination capability.
Whether it is CW, FMCW or peudo/interrupted-CW/FMCW.
There is an AESA Patriot in the works and the S-500 will also feature it plus see based systems for use with Standard family of SAMs, but this is the first one of those systems still in work/testing.
That HQ-16 upgraded variant is still in work too.

the two separate radars has another advantage that if you put them away from each other, you will be able to take the advantage of non stealth azimuth of an stealth plane.

the only thing that comes to my mind is that this system has a big possessing burden and the command post will be really heavy.

 

[Bahram Esfandiari]

Give a couple to Pakistan for real-time testing on our eastern border, we won't charge you for it.

Give it to you for free and you won't charge us for it? You are too generous!

 

[500]

good radar indeed, but every one knows Arrow 3 has a radar problem do not deny this you just tested Arrow 3 with a US made radar you tried one more time before and that was a failure if im not wrong then you moved it to US main land and you know the rest.

There is no any problem with Arrow-3 radar. It was successfully tested in Israel. Americans simply wanted to test the integration with US systems.

 

[skyshadow]

the two separate radars has another advantage that if you put them away from each other, you will be able to take the advantage of non stealth azimuth of an stealth plane.
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the only thing that comes to my mind is that this system has a big possessing burden and the command post will be really heavy.

well that is the point to use them all to detect any fighter. to take the advantage of non stealth azimuth of an stealth plane.