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As part of a larger plan to improve military readiness and safeguard its airspace, Iran is presently moving its Khordad 15 air defense systems throughout the nation, the Iranian military industry created the Khordad 15, a medium-to-long-range surface-to-air missile SAM system that is manufactured locally, designed to combat a range of aerial threats, such as cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs and stealth aircraft, this system is an essential part of Iran's air defense network.
In response to international sanctions, Iran pushed for defense technology self-reliance, and the Khordad 15 system was launched in June 2019 and deployed to the Iranian Armed Forces. Combining sophisticated target identification and tracking capabilities, it makes use of sophisticated radar and missile technologies from previous Iranian systems, including the Sayyad-2 and Sayyad-3 missile families. The weapon's ability to engage several targets at once makes it an essential part of Iran's integrated air defense system. It is supplemented by radar, command, and control vehicles, such as the Najm 804 3D phased-array radar, which has a 150 km detection range for stealth aircraft.
Even with these developments, Iran's air defense capabilities have encountered many difficulties, all of Iran's Russian-made S-300 air defense systems, which were regarded as some of the most sophisticated in its arsenal, have apparently been destroyed by recent Israeli attacks, authorities claim that most of Iran's air defense capabilities have been destroyed, leaving the country's air defense network severely damaged, these devices were essential for protecting against long-range threats, therefore their removal leaves Iran more open to aerial attacks.
Iran has been concentrating on creating and implementing domestic air defense systems, such as the Khordad 15 and other systems made in the country, in response to these difficulties, because of its extremely mobile design, the Khordad 15 can be quickly moved to improve air defense coverage or avoid enemy countermeasures, this mobility, paired with its superior radar systems, provides Iran with a versatile and adaptive defense capacity against a spectrum of aerial threats.
Iran has also carried out live firings of the new 9-Dey air defense missile system, a short-range mobile system optimized for engaging low-flying targets, to demonstrate its commitment to self-reliant air defense technology in the face of increasing tensions and potential aerial incursions, other air defense systems Iran has introduced include the Zoubin, which is modeled after Israel's Iron Dome and is intended to counter low-altitude threats, the Zoubin system has 360-degree defense capabilities and is mounted on a 6x6 truck chassis, allowing for quick repositioning when necessary.
In the context of a potential battle with Israel and the US, Iran's air defenses face considerable hurdles. It is now more vulnerable to aerial strikes due to a gap in its long-range air defense capabilities caused by the destruction of its S-300 systems, although Iran is somewhat protected from a variety of threats by systems like the Khordad 15 and Zoubin, they might not be enough to repel a coordinated attack by highly skilled adversaries, the repositioning of the Khordad 15 systems is part of Iran efforts to enhance its defenses, but the overall reliability of its air defense network remains a concern.
Iran's multi-layered air defense strategy combines geographical advantages with in-country systems to produce a strong defense matrix, in order to defend against a wide range of aerial threats, this strategy entails deploying a variety of weapons, ranging from medium-to-long-range systems like the Khordad 15 to short range systems like the 9 Dey, notwithstanding these initiatives, Iran is now more susceptible to possible future attacks since its defenses against long-range and high-altitude threats have been undermined by the loss of sophisticated systems like the S-300, Iranian capacity to preserve and improve its air defense capabilities will be essential to safeguarding its airspace and strategic assets as tensions continue to increase.
In response to international sanctions, Iran pushed for defense technology self-reliance, and the Khordad 15 system was launched in June 2019 and deployed to the Iranian Armed Forces. Combining sophisticated target identification and tracking capabilities, it makes use of sophisticated radar and missile technologies from previous Iranian systems, including the Sayyad-2 and Sayyad-3 missile families. The weapon's ability to engage several targets at once makes it an essential part of Iran's integrated air defense system. It is supplemented by radar, command, and control vehicles, such as the Najm 804 3D phased-array radar, which has a 150 km detection range for stealth aircraft.
Even with these developments, Iran's air defense capabilities have encountered many difficulties, all of Iran's Russian-made S-300 air defense systems, which were regarded as some of the most sophisticated in its arsenal, have apparently been destroyed by recent Israeli attacks, authorities claim that most of Iran's air defense capabilities have been destroyed, leaving the country's air defense network severely damaged, these devices were essential for protecting against long-range threats, therefore their removal leaves Iran more open to aerial attacks.
Iran has been concentrating on creating and implementing domestic air defense systems, such as the Khordad 15 and other systems made in the country, in response to these difficulties, because of its extremely mobile design, the Khordad 15 can be quickly moved to improve air defense coverage or avoid enemy countermeasures, this mobility, paired with its superior radar systems, provides Iran with a versatile and adaptive defense capacity against a spectrum of aerial threats.
Iran has also carried out live firings of the new 9-Dey air defense missile system, a short-range mobile system optimized for engaging low-flying targets, to demonstrate its commitment to self-reliant air defense technology in the face of increasing tensions and potential aerial incursions, other air defense systems Iran has introduced include the Zoubin, which is modeled after Israel's Iron Dome and is intended to counter low-altitude threats, the Zoubin system has 360-degree defense capabilities and is mounted on a 6x6 truck chassis, allowing for quick repositioning when necessary.
In the context of a potential battle with Israel and the US, Iran's air defenses face considerable hurdles. It is now more vulnerable to aerial strikes due to a gap in its long-range air defense capabilities caused by the destruction of its S-300 systems, although Iran is somewhat protected from a variety of threats by systems like the Khordad 15 and Zoubin, they might not be enough to repel a coordinated attack by highly skilled adversaries, the repositioning of the Khordad 15 systems is part of Iran efforts to enhance its defenses, but the overall reliability of its air defense network remains a concern.
Iran's multi-layered air defense strategy combines geographical advantages with in-country systems to produce a strong defense matrix, in order to defend against a wide range of aerial threats, this strategy entails deploying a variety of weapons, ranging from medium-to-long-range systems like the Khordad 15 to short range systems like the 9 Dey, notwithstanding these initiatives, Iran is now more susceptible to possible future attacks since its defenses against long-range and high-altitude threats have been undermined by the loss of sophisticated systems like the S-300, Iranian capacity to preserve and improve its air defense capabilities will be essential to safeguarding its airspace and strategic assets as tensions continue to increase.
