Ra'ad
Iranian mobile medium-range SAM
Iranian air-defence system (2012), developed by the IRGC and related to the Buk: launchers with three Taer-2 missiles. It is the basis of a family in which the 3rd Khordad is the most advanced version. According to Iran it targets fighters, cruise missiles, guided bombs, helicopters and drones. Performance figures come from official Iranian publications and are hard to verify.
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- Vehicle
- 6x6 wheeled chassis
- L × W × H
- Unknown — the WEG gives 7.5 × 3.3 × 5.1 m, identical to the Tor-M2; unreliable
- Dimension source
- US Army TRADOC Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
General
- Role
- Medium-range defence
- Manufacturer
- IRGC Aerospace Force (Iran)
- In service
- 2012
- Family
- Ra'ad → Tabas → 3rd Khordad; Alam al-Hoda TEL (3 missiles)
Weapon
- Missile
- 3 × Taer-2 per launcher
- Range
- ≈ 27 NM (50 km, WEG) to 57 NM (105 km, Iranian claim)
- Altitude
- up to ≈ 82,000–88,600 ft (25–27 km) — Iranian claim
- Speed
- ≈ Mach 3.5
Radar & threat
- Radar
- Battalion radars, incl. a VHF long-range radar (Alam al-Hoda) — little known
- Optical
- Electro-optical tracking (≈ 43 NM per WEG)
- Countermeasure
- Stand-off, ECM, SEAD against the battalion radars
- Threat level
- Medium — limited data, mainly regionally relevant
News archive 3
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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EU blacklists 1,569 Russian arms suppliers and executives in its largest-ever sanctions listing, most of them tied to the ballistic-missile supply chain
On 12 October the EU adopted what the Council of the EU calls its largest-ever round of sanctions listings. Euromaidan Press reports that it targets 1,569 entries in Russia's war industry: 826 Russian companies and 743 individuals. The Council's own press release speaks of "almost 1,600". The targets are mostly mid-level firms that the Council describes as…
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Ukraine's F-16s credited with 3,150+ Russian aerial targets, incl. 666 cruise missiles and ~2,500 drones; partners add Belgian F-16s, NASAMS and interceptor missiles
Ukraine's F-16 pilots have shot down more than 3,150 Russian aerial targets, including 666 cruise missiles and about 2,500 drones, according to Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Anatolii Kryvonozhko, speaking at a meeting with Lockheed Martin (reported by Defence Blog citing the Ukrainian Air Force). By those figures, drones make up roughly four in five of the s…
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Ukrainian intelligence: Russia to test new ballistic missile with ~800 km range, possibly by striking western Ukraine
Ukraine's military intelligence directorate (HUR) says Russia is preparing final tests of a new ballistic missile with a range of up to roughly 800 kilometers before the end of 2026. The statement was made by Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of the HUR, at a session of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council on 8 September 2026. The HUR attri…