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Either its the first ever release in history of 10cm class satellite imagery at a steep angle. Or they had something flying there. Provocative move.

That one is the Tolue variant.

I need higher resolution and more views, but thanks, yes.

Can someone please find photos from the small engine models displayed at the Iranian MAKS-2019 stand? I would like to analyse them, there is more than just Tolue series, possibly J90.

Pushing things to the limit let you learn. An analogy is the IR-1: A supercritical 4 rotor design that produces 1 SWU. It's a little bad SLV, agreed but they probably try to tweak it to the limits.

4 possible reasons: 1. The modified Ghadir motor has become faulty on the production line due to quality control issues 2. The ground crew is not a experienced IRGC-ASF one, but a newly trained one of the post-Ahmadinejad space agency 3. Engine was modified for a improved fuel mixture after one...

As the general said, TVC is difficult tech. and used for initial alignment of the missile. So it seems what we saw tested was a Sayyad-4B with TVC and changed strakes. They did not show clear photos of it because its the operational system and probably due to the TVC details. It seems that the...

With a TVC system Bavar-373 minimum range would be improved and its capability to attack low flying fast targets. What many don't realize is that the motors of S-300 size missile burn only for 10-15 seconds. Only if there are unreported dual pulse variants that burn for a whole minute, the TVC...

Several models of engines were shown at Irans MAKS 2019 stand. Some were Tolue variants, some look like large ones. Waiting for detailed photos to analyse them.

@Iskander numbers are correct, yes. These are next gen. high power systems. Add to that that in VHF-band RAM/RAS are extremely degraded and wave scattering effects that further degrade shaping techniques. So add two or three zeros to those numbers against real world stealth assets.

In such expandable munitions things may appear as design flaws but are none because the low complexity of the system. Low complexity and subsonic speeds allow for use of non-RF reflective/neutral composites and materials. These are then not according to "stealth laws" but create no RCS penalty...

Looks like an angle yes. Maybe the TVC system had a malfunction in that case or just a optical illusion. TVC testing is one of the main goals of such tests. That's also a reason why so many are needed, beside vibration, fuel mixture/shaping and mechanical strength issues. Glad to see TERCOM...

Very nice design and RCS level for the Mobin, most notable feature: engine exhaust ist shielded by the two vertical stabilizers and from below too by the extended surface. No hot metal parts exposed except for a quite narrow angle. Top engine intake also improves RCS against ground based radars...

Yes, otherwise my speculation would not be so detailed. But too many enemy "eyes" in here, so no first direct publish policy applies. Information is officially released by Iran, open source.

Some Russian systems like the Tor-M2 have the requirement to fire on the move. I don't think its really necessary for the Oghab. Morfey is the layout of a effective next gen. system and from the subsystems it seems Iran is also going for that layout. Pantsir and Tor are legacy layouts by 2019...

Why should the below concept with the VLS on-truck?

It was also said that although similar to TOR-M1 it is not a copy of it. To me it sounds like the VLS-cold start und thurster directing features will come from the TOR-M1 and the missile hopefully from the high speed Pantsir. It is quire obvious how a next gen. system should look like: Like...

The Oghab system will lack AAA akin to the layout I described as an next gen. solution. That's good news for VLS layout because a static turret-less design allows more missiles while a turret design (needed for AAA) needs either the VLS system or the radar on that turret which is not compact to...

The Oghab system will be interesting, aside from that photoshop concept. Here cold launch and instant directivity are worth the extra costs. This system can use cold launch to allow the radar system to be at a elevated position without concerns about hot gases. Optical channel also works better...

From what is known 3rd Khordad uses SD-2C as its special ARH-seeker component. Taer-2 is its dedicated missile, SARH. 15th Khordad simply can use the missiles IRIADF has due to its Talash programs, SD-2 and SD-3.