Sayyad-1 (HQ-2)

Iran’s air defense commander has raised the prospect that the Islamic Republic could deploy its new S-300 systems so that their long-range can be used to cover international airspace over the Gulf. Iranian news agencies quoted Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili as saying: “New plans for making changes in the area of air defense of the […]

Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli stressed his forces’ full preparedness to defend Iran’s airspace, and said the country plans to further expand its air defense network, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported. “Today the country’s airspace is monitored point by point by the air defense base, and with God’s help, […]

Iran’s air defence commander, Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, has claimed the Islamic Republic is making progress on two indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) programmes, in a series of announcements made on 28 August and 1 September. He said on 28 August that the Bavar-373 SAM had been successfully test-fired for the first time. This announcement […]

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced the country’s plans to increase the range of its newly-unveiled Qadir cruise missile and also test-fire the long-range Sayyad (Hunter) 3 missile in the near future. Dehqan made the remarks in a televised interview with Iran’s state-run TV on Sunday night after the Iranian Armed Forces unveiled […]

Iran is considering a number of changes in its powerful and high-precision missiles dubbed ‘Sayyad (Hunter) 2’ to use it on its Mowj-class vessels, a senior Navy commander announced on Monday. “Sayyad is a land-based missile, and when we want to use it on a vessel, it needs some changes, and we have these changes […]

The production line of the “Sayyad-2” surface-to-air missile was inaugurated in Iran in a ceremony attended by the country’s Defence Minister, Hussein Dehghan, Tasnim news portal reported on Nov. 9. Dehghan underlined that, the Sayyad-2 missile uses solid-fuel engine, adding that it benefits combined guidance system with high operation capabilities. Sayyad-2 is an upgraded version […]

Tehran  – Iran’s Defence Minister Hossein Dehqan on Saturday inaugurated the production line of an anti-missile system dubbed the Sayyad-2 (Hunter 2), media reported. “In order to counter aerial attack, we have put the production of the Sayyad-2 missile system on the agenda,” Dehqan said on state television during the inauguration ceremony. “This solid-fuel missile […]