65th Airborne Special Forces (NOHED):
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Iran’s New Air Defense System: Herz-9
Iran’s Defense Ministry today unveiled a new air defense system, named Herz-9. “Iran is among a few leading world countries producing such an air defense system domestically. This mobile air defense system is more advanced and capable than our previous air defense models,” said Iran’s defense minister, Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi. “The battery can be activated within a matter of minutes,” he added. Vahidi said the air defense system is able to detect and track targets at low altitudes and automatically hit them.
Herz-9 system appears to be further development of FM-80/Shahab Thaqeb (Matra R440 Crotale)
Soft skinned MAN vehicle with stabilizers deployed, representing a more economically suitable SHORAD solution for deployment with the IRGC
Herz-9 turret, featuring Crotale-based radar tracking antenna supplemented with suite of optical/IR sensors with laser range finder
Herz-9 with missile tubes, reverse view
Herz-9 turret side-view, sans missile tubes
Herz-type quad missile battery, possibly a naval application
Herz-9 electronic console units
Iranian technicians still using American manufactured testing equipment, this example being an Agilent E4417A EMP-P Series Single Dual Channel Power Meter
Herz-9 missile system being tested
Herz-9 missile fired, clear from launcher
Herz-9 missile firing, seen from behind
http://www.uskowioniran.com/2013/05/...r-missile.htmlIranian media supplied IR camera imaging of Herz-9 targeting
^^ That's a great photo!
A naval version would be very useful as the navy lacks of such systems.Originally Posted by Surenas
Iran’s New Air Defense System: Herz-9
65th Airborne Special Forces (NOHED):
IRGC-AF equipped with new TELs
http://www.uskowioniran.com/2013/05/...-new-tels.htmlThe Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday supplied large numbers of long-range ground-to-ground missile launchers to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). Addressing the ceremony, Vahidi said that the delivery of such a large number of missile launchers demonstrates the Islamic Republic of Iran's self-sufficiency in designing and building the strategic system and shows the Iranian Armed Forces' massive firepower and their ability to give a crushing response to the enemy.
There had been suggestions that a shortage Transport Erector Launcher (TEL) vehicles might be a limiting factor on Iran's ability to provide adequate chances of survivability for its missile forces in the event of an aggressor first strike. If so, this latest claim indicates an effort to address this need. Additionally, it could suggest or purposely indicate an increase in Iranian MRBM stocks. Even so, in the above photo provided by Iranian media, slight variations in these TELs are evident, suggesting non-standardization and some level of improvisation, in addition to slight universal changes interpreted as refinements in erector construction.
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I'd like to point out that if you pause around 2:00, you can see a soft-kill APS system on a T-72 that is thought to work like Shtora.
The Mersad is a 7.62mm sniper rifle.
The Sarbaz rifle is a 5.56 variant of the KL assault rifle series.
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