Medium-range SAM
15th Khordad
Khordad-15, Iran
High
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Iranian mobile medium-range SAM with Sayyad-3
System unveiled on 9 June 2019 with Sayyad-3 missiles, a phased-array radar (Najm-802 according to the Washington Institute) and separate launchers with four canisters each. According to Iran's defence minister it detects fighters and drones at 150 km and can engage six targets at once; against stealth targets 85 km detection and 45 km engagement are quoted. All performance figures are Iranian claims without independent confirmation.
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- Vehicles
- Truck-mounted radar + 2 launchers with 4 canisters
- L × W × H
- Not found in open sources
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General
- Role
- Medium-range defence
- Manufacturer
- Iranian Ministry of Defence
- In service
- Unveiled 9 June 2019
- Lineage
- Development of Talash/Talash-4 (Washington Institute)
- Emplacement
- < 5 min
Weapon
- Missile
- Sayyad-3
- Range
- ≈ 40–65 NM (75–120 km, sources differ)
- Altitude
- up to ≈ 88,600 ft (27 km)
- Targets
- 6 at once (claim)
Radar & threat
- Radar
- Phased array (Najm-802): detection ≈ 81 NM, tracking ≈ 65 NM; stealth ≈ 46 NM — claims
- RWR
- Yes — fire-control radar
- Countermeasure
- Stand-off, ECM, SEAD against the radar truck
- Threat level
- High — on paper; performance unconfirmed
News archive 0
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