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ALCON, Given how long it took for Iran to ALMOST finish the 40MW heavy-water reactor at Arak, I wouldn't hold my breath on building a similarly powerful reactor compact enough for a submarine...

ALCON, At some level, it does my heart good to see some old M60A1s still roaming (not many un-upgraded A1s left). As some have pointed out, there are plenty of M60s out in the world today but most are either A3s (visually similar to the A1 but a bit younger) and are often upgraded to some...

AmirPatriot, I'm not sure ERA tiles of this size could even stop basic PG-7 rounds. Even if that were the point, slat or "cage" armor would be the simpler and smarter option. Something else to consider is that using ERA on infantry carrying vehicles are tricky because if a formation of such...

ALCON, IMHO, the ERA on that BTR-60 mod is a bit suspicious. As a rule, ERA is tricky to use on light armored vehicles (which is why you rarely see it today), the reason being the vehicle's main armor is too thin to survive the explosive reaction of the tiles themselves. You will see a few...

Maybe, but oddly enough, the R-27K's multiple warheads were completely exposed as you see in the graphic. Not exactly a smart idea. You'd want a outer shell to protect them before separation. Also, keep in mind that unless each of the smaller warheads has it's own terminal guidance mechanism...

Remember, there were reports from over a decade ago that Iran imported R-27 based "BM-25s" from North Korea. There's good evidence that at least some elements on the R-27's propulsion system did make it to Iran's (see the 2nd stage engines of the Safir SLV). This new missile could either be...

PeeD, Was just thinking that myself after watching it again. The last moments of that quadrant definitely looks like a separation (not unlike watching a SLV stage separate or burn out).

Amir, I should clarify, I meant Raptor's vid @ 0:55 (definitely NOT the launch), not yours. I was posting my response as you posted yours.

Raptor22, If so, that's rather puzzling: 1) If the ground level footage showing the "jink" is the warhead separating, the missile didn't go very far (warhead separation generally according HUNDREDS of miles above the Earth's surface), where as this looks like it happened while fairly close the...

Good stuff finding the video. Here's my "big question": What the heck is going on at 0:55 in the bottom right image? We see just before that in the ground-level footage that the missile's exhaust trail seems to "jink" and then at 0:55 (likely a replay of what we just saw but from the 4...

Raptor22, The Stinger-armed MQ-1 incident occurred before the Iraq War. In this particular incident, the MQ-1 wasn't carrying them so much to actually take out enemy aircraft but to lure them.

raptor22, Not sure I understand what you're asking, could you rephrase?

ALCON, The camouflaged drone is the old MQM-107 target drone, first purchased back in the 1970s. The -107 is similar the Karrar in many ways (similar specs and engine). Iran may or may not build their own domestically though the existence of the Karrar would make that unlikely. The orange...

Sina-1, Maybe, but that's still a bit of a rough landing if you've got "bumps" that larger on the belly. After looking at the image again, I have a slightly different theory about those bumps: Communication Relay As there are already a sizable set of antennas on the top of the aircraft that...

Mohsen, Interestingly, I don't see any sign of landing gear on this UAV, suggesting it's rail-launched. As to the "bumps" on the belly of the airframe, I suspect they are communication/navigation antennas. Without SATCOM, you have to control drones via ground control and thus using larger...

Endurance, That's just a transport truck, not a launcher. The trailer the truck is towing is identical to one's Iran parades every year. To date, no publicly known mobile S-200 launcher was/has ever been built, most likely due to the large size of the missiles and it's equally immobile...

PeeD, Fair enough, from how I read your original post, I got the impression you were talking about thrusters on the warhead section, not the main body. But if the purpose to hide the missile body from radar, that's seems to be something of a losing fight. Over the next few years, there are...

PeeD, Concerning the Emad, here is the problem I have with your theory: burntime. We know the burntime for the Emad, like it's predecessors is likely in the range of ~110 seconds. While it does take some time for the missile to reach max velocity, by the time the engine finally burns out at the...

Draco.IMF, When it comes to solid-fuel ballistic missiles, up until a year or so ago, there was no doubt that Iran was ahead in this field. However, with the testing of the Pukguksong-2 (or just PK-2 for short), that gap seems to have closed a bit. According to most estimates, the PK-2 has...

ALCON, Firstly, there actually is a "winged" variant of the Scud in Iran's inventory, Just not sure if it has been officially named yet. http://www.b14643.de/Spacerockets/Specials/Scud/Shahab-1_4big.jpg It is similar to the new NK Scud variant in having 4 extra control surfaces on the...