ToddE
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Iran has produced a number of missiles similar to the Buk missile.
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Iran has produced a number of air defense missiles based on the SM-1, which are visually similar to the PAC-2.
Lol you backtracked and made a U-turn bigger than moon. You were previously claiming that Iran is copying Russian SAMS, obviously you did not care to even read a bit, you later failed to find one example out of Raad/Taer/Sevom Khordad MIDAD family (one out of 5 families) so now you are posting random pics as evidence to back track on your argument. Here is a list of Iranian AD assets, please find me Russian Copies except for already mentioned ones (you will fail miserably).
KINETIC LAYERS OF AIR DEFENCE:
(1) Dedicated ABM Systems:
Missile Name | Guidance | Datalink/ECM | Speed (Mach) | Range (KM) |
Arman (ABM version of Bavar-373) | Sayyad 4/4B | ARH/Datalink/onboard ECM | 8 Mach | 120-350 KM for Exo-Atmospheric interception |
(2) Anti-AWACS/Heavy Bomber:
Missile Name | Guidance | Datalink/ECM | Speed (Mach) | Range (KM) |
Alam-Ol-Hoda (Sadid 630) | ARH | N/A | 6-7 Mach | 400+ (Likely) |
(3) HIMADS:
System/Missile Name | Missile | Guidance/ Datalink/ECM | Speed (Mach) | Range (KM) |
Bavar-373 | Sayyad 4/4B | ARH/Datalink/onboard ECM | 6-7 Mach | 350 |
S-300PMU2 | 48N6E2/9M96E | ARH/SARH | 5 Mach | 220 |
Mehran | 4 x different SHOARAD/HIMADS | ARH/Datalink/onboard ECM | 2.5-6-7 Mach | 25-320 |
Sevom Khordad | 9-Dey/Taer-2B/Sayyad-2C | ARH/Command/EO | 6-7 Mach | 240 |
S-200 | 5V21 | SARH | 4.5 Mach | 400 |
(4) Mid-Ranged:
System Name | Missile Name | Guidance/ Datalink/ECM | Speed (Mach) | Range (KM) |
Khordad-15/Joshan | Sayyad-3C | IRST+ARH/Passive | 5-6 Mach | 150 |
Mersad-16/Kamin-2 | Shahin/Shalamche/Sayad-3F | SARH | 3-4 Mach | 40-150 |
Tabas/Raad1/2 | Taer-1/2A/2S or Sayad-2 | IRST + ARH/SARH | 4-5 Mach | 105 |
Talash 1/2/3 | Sayyad-2/3C | IRST + ARH | 5 Mach | 75 |
(5) SHORADS/Point Defenders:
System Name | Missile Name | Guidance/ Datalink/ECM | Speed (Mach) | Range (KM) |
Dezful (Local Tor M1) | 9M331 | Radar/EO/IIR | 2.8 | 12 |
Majid AD-08 | All Aspect Azarakhsh HOBS | Radar+IIR/EO | 2.5 | 15 |
Zoubin (Copy of Iron Dome) | 8 x Zoubin | Passive | N/A | 20 |
9th Dey | Radar/EO | Radar+IIR/EO | 4 | 30 |
Herz-9/Ya Zahra ( Crotale) | Passive/Beam rider/EO | Radar+ EO | 2-3 | 15-20 |
Rapier | Command Line of Sight (CLOS) | Radar+EO | N/A | 8-10 |
(6) Loitering/Anti-Drone/Helicopter SHORAD:
Missile Name | Guidance | Datalink/ECM | Speed (Mach) | Range (KM) |
Missile-358 Loitering SAM | INS/SAT/EO | Datalink | Subsonic | 50-100 |
Qaem Anti-Helicopter Missile | IIR | N/A | N/A | 10-12 |
Almas Anti-Helicopter Missile | IIR | N/A | N/A | 25 |
(7) Naval HIMAD:
System Name | Missile Name | Datalink/ECM | Speed (Mach) | Range (KM) |
Mehrab NSAM system | Naval Sayyad-2/2C/3 | ARH/Onboard ECM | 5+ | 5 Mach (Likely) |
(8) Naval VLS SHORAD:
Missile Name | Guidance | Datalink/ECM | Speed (Mach) | Range (KM) |
Nawab VLS | AESA+IIR/EO | Likely yes | Supersonic | 15 |
(9) CIWS/Self-Propelled AAs:
Missile Name | Guidance | Range (KM) |
Mesbah-1 CIWS | 3D radar/EO/IR | 4-5 |
Sair 100mm | Radar/LOS/EO/IR | 4-5 |
Samovat 35mm | Radar/LOS/EO/IR | 4-5 |
ZSU-23-4 Shilka | Radar Guided | 4-5 |
Bahman ZSU-57-2 | Optical/Radar | 4-5 |
(10) Naval CIWS:
Missile Name | Guidance | Range (KM) |
Kamand Naval CIWS | Radar + IIR/EO | 4-5 KM |
(11) Manpads:
Missile Name | Guidance | Datalink/ECM | Speed (Mach) | Range (KM) |
Misagh-3 | IIR | N/A | 2.5 | 5-8 |
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However, its radar is still a PESA, just as I said, Iran is not capable of producing X-band AESA.
What the duck are you even talking about ? IRIAD, IRIN, IRGCN together have 5 types of local AESA radars.
Najam-802
Najm-804
Meraj-4
Cheshme Oghab Naval Aesa
Navab VLS system also uses AESA Tracking radars
Next time you post BS, read this list first so you dont waste anyones time.
CATEGORIES
NON-KINETIC ASSETS:
(1) OTH RadarsNON-KINETIC ASSETS:
Name | Dimensionality | Antenna Type | Antenna Tech | Band/Frequency | Range (KM) |
Sepehr | 3D | Phase Array | PESA | HF/VHF | 3000 |
Ghadir/Rezonans NE | 3D | Phase Array | PESA | HF/VHF | 1100 |
Nazir | 3D | Phase Array | PESA | HF/VHF | 800 |
Khailje Fars | 3D | Phase Array | PESA | HF/VHF | 800 |
Surface-Wave Podsolnukh-E | 3D | Phase Array | PESA | HF | 360 |
(2) Space Observatory
Name | Dimensionality | Antenna Type | Antenna Tech | Band/Frequency | Range (KM) |
Imam Sadegh Space Observatory | 3D | Phase Array Domes | PESA | Hybrid band coverage of NIR, Mid-IR, F-IR and HF/VHF | 1 Million |
(3) Air-Defence Command and Control Centres
Name |
| North, South, South West command centers |
| National Fiber Optic Telecommunication & Digital Super Computer Grid Network |
| Mobile Air Command centers “Borhan” |
(4) Land Radars
(4.1) AESA Radars
Name | Dimensionality | Antenna Type | Antenna Tech | Band/Frequency | Range (KM) |
Meraj-4/Moragheb | 3D | Phase Array | AESA | S-band | 450 |
NEBO SVU | 3D | Phase Array | AESA | VHF | 380 |
Najm-804 | 3D | Phase Array | AESA | X band | 250 |
(4.2) NON-AESA (PESA/HF)
Name | Dimensionality | Antenna Type | Antenna Tech | Band/Frequency | Range (KM) |
Fath 14 | 3D | Phased Array | PESA | HF | 600 |
Keyhan | 3D | Phased Array | PESA | HF band EWR | 500 |
Falaq/67N6E Gamma-DE | 3D | Phased Array | PESA | N/A | 400 |
Matla ul Fair | 3D | Phased Array | PESA | VHF | 480 |
Ghamar | 3D | Phased Array | PESA | HF/VHF/UHF | 450 |
Alborz | 3D | Fuzzy Array | PESA | HF/VHF/UHF | 450 |
Arash | 3D | Phase Array | PESA | HF/VHF/UHF | 400 |
Ghods/Vostok | 3D | Phased Array | PESA | S-band/VHF | 360 |
64N6E | 3D | Phased Array | PESA | S-band | 300 |
5N62V | 3D | Phased Array | PESA | H Band | 300 |
Joshan | 3D | Phased Array | PESA | HF/VHF/UHF | 200 |
JY-14 Radar | 2D | Phased Array | PESA | E/F Band/VHF | 590 |
Kavosh Kasta 2E2 | 2D | Phased Array | PESA | HF/VHF/UHF | 150 |
MPQ-50/46 | 2D | Phased Array | PESA | HF/VHF/UHF | N/A |
Kashef | 3D | Phased Array | PESA | HF/VHF/UHF | 12 |
(4.3) Passive Tracking Radars
Name | Dimensionality | Antenna Type | Antenna Tech | Band/Frequency | Range (KM) |
Alim | 3D | Passive | PESA | N/A | 300 |
(5) Naval Radars
(5.1) Naval AESA
Name | Dimensionality | Antenna Type | Antenna Tech | Band/Frequency | Range (KM) |
Cheshme Oghab | 3D | 4x Phase Arrays | AESA | X-band | 200 |
Navab | 3D | Multiple Phase Array | AESA | X-band | 100 KM |
(5.2) Naval PESA
Name | Dimensionality | Antenna Type | Antenna Tech | Band/Frequency | Range (KM) |
Asr | 3D | PESA | Phased Array | X-band | 200 |
(6) E-warfare, ElINT, Jamming Units
Name | Dimensionality | Antenna Type | Antenna Tech | Band/Frequency | Range (KM) |
Murmansk-BN OTH Jamming unit | 2D | Multiple OTH Transmitters | ELINT | HF | 5000 |
Avtobaza | 2D | N/A | ELINT | L to Ku band | 200 |
Cobra V8 EW / Krasukha-4 | 2D | N/A | Radar Jamming | L to X-band | 300 |
This is what you call Iranian air defense,
Yes we are very sorry we have a ~40 billion USD budget military (zero debt) supported by a large local military industrial complex. We should have asked loans and bonds from you and donated weaponry because thats what you like nations to do right ?
and it has nothing to do with China. On the contrary, Iran is using technology copied from the Soviet Union and the United States in the 1980s.
Let me rephrase your trolling/misinformation attempts here. I have provided you a list of IRIAD asset, you have so far failed to provide any considerable examples of an Iranian modern most radars, sensors active or passive, HIMADS, MIDADS, SHORADS that even remotely resemble USSR/Russian designs except the open ones like Taer/Raad. Khordad, Bavar, Mehran, Azaraksh, zoubin all use local Iranian tech that traces remote origin of US SM-1/2 (PAC) series or AIM-9 sidewinder with HOBS/All-Aspect capability. Even thats 3 generates back Sayyad-1/2 =>3 => 4 TVed.
Also Tom C's published claims of SAIRAN-CATIC cooperation is 100 times more credible than your troll posts here. Not sure why are you getting your panties in a bunch here because previous HESA-CAC have copperated as well. Whats your problem with that?
Also if you are trying to shame us Iranians on starting from somewhere, lol your whole airforce is built on Russian Flankers and Migs from 1960s and 70, Israeli Lavi (F-16 with delta wing) from 1970s that became J-10, J-35 that came from stolen blueprints of F-35. Worlds works like that, we are no exception. Stop trolling.








