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Iran brings 'Mersad' missile on stream
Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:53:23 GMT

Iran says its first domestically-built air defense system, which is said to be more powerful than the US-made Hawk missile, is ready to become operational.

Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Sunday that the anti-aircraft missile, dubbed Mersad (Ambush), features cutting-edge technology that makes it able to “destroy modern aircrafts at low and medium altitudes.”

Mersad is also equipped with sophisticated radar signal processing technology, an advanced launcher, and contains exclusive electronic equipment for guidance and target acquisition.

“The state-of-the-art technology used in Mersad links it to other anti-aircraft batteries and provides it with the unique ability to combat electronic warfare," he continued, adding that the dynamic system features capabilities that are superior than those in the US-made Hawk missile, which Iran purchased in the 1970s.

Vahidi announced that the country has begun mass-production of the medium-range missile and plans to deliver a sizeable number to the armed forces by the end of the year.

The production of Mersad, according to Vahidi, marks a technical breakthrough in Iran's defense capabilities and proves that the country's armed forces have achieved high levels of self-sufficiency.

Iran brings 'Mersad' missile on stream

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Yes of course. This is a short to medium SAM and the S-300 is a long range SAM.
 
I must say that Iran is going incredibly fast, In morning I heard of Stealth UCAV by Iran and now this, awesomeness :tup:
 
On the surface the entire system is virtually identical to the original MIM-23 Hawk but if substantial changes are made to make it more affective from the original one, than its good.

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Shaheen in Persian means Hawk. Iran has been producing the HAWK missile system for the past 20 years, but recently they upgraded it. The Shaheen Missile has a different engine and has a higher range and it also uses phased Array radars and now the Mersad system has improved the radars, fire control systems and is resistant to electronic warfare.
 
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On the surface the entire system is virtually identical to the original MIM-23 Hawk but if substantial changes are made to make it more affective from the original one, than its good.

It's more comparable to the HAWK XXI which was built in the late 90s.
 
any tests ? but ofcourse that would mean having to prove that it actually flies :rolleyes:
 

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