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Iran displays some components of the Russian S-300 air defense missile during a military parade 11704162.
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Iran on Sunday, April 17, 2016, displayed components of the Russian-made S-300 air defense missile system during a military parade in Tehran, held to mark the National Army Day. The Iranian news agencies released photos showing components of S-300 missile defense system delivered to Iran last week.
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 Command post truck of S-300PMU2 Russian-made air defense missile system at military parade in Tehran, April 17, 2016. |
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During the military parade, Iranian armed forces have unveiled 2 radar systems of S-300, its carrier and command vehicles as well as the mobile crane unit to load S-300 missiles. However, their launchers and the missiles themselves were not be displayed.
April 11, 2016, it was announced the first delivery of Russian-made S-300 (NATO reporting name: SA-10 Grumble) air defense missile systems by the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari told Tasnim news agency. The delivery of the first batch of S-300PMU2 air defense missile systems to Iran’s Defense Ministry was showed by the Iranian state television. Russia and Iran signed a contract in 2007 for the delivery of five S-300PMU1 battalions but in the autumn of 2010 then-President Dmitry Medvedev banned the supply of these systems to Teheran. In November 2015, Russia announced it has agreed to push on with a deal to deliver S-300 missile systems to Iran after Moscow halted an earlier agreement due to UN sanctions slapped on Tehran. According the Russian press agency TASS, Russia will deliver two regiment-size set of S-300PMU2 (NATO reporting name: SA-20B Gargoyle) air defense missile systems to Iran worth over $1 billion. The S-300PMU2 is the latest generation of air defense missile system from the S-300 family. The S-300PMU-2 Favorit NATO designation SA-20B gargoyle B , introduced in 1997, is an upgrade to the S-300PMU-1 with range extended once again to 195 km with the introduction of the 48N6E2 missile. The S-300PMU2 Favorit can engage targets flying from 10 m to 27 km above the surface at a speed of up to 10,000 km/h. It is claimed that it has a kill ratio ranging from 0.8 to 0.93 against aircraft and from 0.8 to 0.98 against Tomahawk-class cruise missiles. The S-300PMU2 can engage up to 6 targets simultaneously while providing guidance for up to 12 missiles - two missiles per target ensuring target kill. |
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 Reloader truck with crane of S-300PMU2 Russian-made air defense missile system at military parade in Tehran, April 17, 2016. |
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