Sayyad
2 air-defense system which has passed the tests in recent
days is scheduled to be unveiled in the near future. The
Sayyad-2 is an upgraded version of the Sayyad-1 system
with higher precision.
Iran
had earlier unveiled Sayyad 1 surface-to-air missile which
is a two-staged air defense missile that is capable of
destroying targets with low Radar Cross Section (RCS)
at low and medium altitudes. The system enjoys the capability
to defuse jamming and electronic warfare attacks. The
Sayyad-1 missile is an SA-2
ground-to-air missile of Chinese design,
but was at least partially manufactured in Iran.
Sayyad 2 is
an upgraded version and enjoys higher precision, range
and destruction power compared with its previous version.
In January
Iran announced that it has successfully tested an optimized
version of the mid-range hawk anti-aircraft missiles in
an area close to a nuclear facility.
Lieutenant
Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base for Operations
Colonel Abolfazl Farmahini announced that the hawk systems
optimized by the Iranian experts have undergone warm testing
at Khondab nuclear facility near the Central city of Arak
and successfully hit their targets.
The commander
said that the test was aimed at assessing the level of
preparedness of the defense systems deployed in the region
to defend Iran's sensitive nuclear facilities.
The
commander stressed that Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base
conducts such tests regularly to promote the country's
defensive capabilities.
