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Mersad
air defense system with Shahin missile |
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Mersad
is an Iranian made advanced medium range Air defense missile system
developed in 2010 It fires Shahin medium-range SAM (Sol-air missile)
that was introduced around a year ago, though only recently entered
into production. The Shahin was based off the HAWK medium-range SAM
which was delivered to the Shah when Iran still maintained relations
with the west. Mersad uses a series of domestically produced Radars
and Electronic Devices, and according to Iranian engineers, he is capable
of intercepting ballistic missiles. The Mersad air defense shield is
a completely indigenized system developed by the Iranian experts and
technicians to promote the country's combat power. Top Iranian air defense
commanders announced Monday, June 13, 2011, that Iran (Iranian army
air defense unit) has "successfully " test-fired a new home-made
air defense system, called Mersad. The system was deployed in all Army
Iranian air-defense units on June 2011 to boost the air-defense power.
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As the
American MIM-23 Hawk, the Mersad Shahin missile launcher unit
is transported and launched from a towed triple-missile launcher.
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Mersad on the other hand is the name for the system as a whole,
including the Shahin missile. It still retains the overall configuration
of the original I-HAWK delivered to Iran, but there are some
difference. According
to the Iranian military, the Shahin are even more advanced than
the 1970s-era United States-manufactured Hawk missiles. The
Hawk missile has a range of 24 km with a 54 kg warhead, but
the Shahin missiles is capable of tracing and targeting any
enemy aircrafts at 70 to 150 km. All the sub-assemblies of Shahin
missile have been digitized with solid state electronics, though
this might not be unique to the Mersad program and may or may-not
apply to the other HAWK systems in use. The Shahin missile has
a slender cylindrical body and four long chord clipped delta-wings
with an opening at the end, extending from mid-body to the slightly
tapered boat-tail.
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The Mersad
system is equipped with sophisticated radar signal processing
technology, an advanced launcher, and electronic targeting
and guidance systems. The Mersad system used 4 radars: to
detect (PAR - Pulse Acquistion Radar and CWAR - Continuous
Wave Acquisition Radar), to track (CWAR and HPIR - High Power
Illuminator Radar) and to engage (HPIR) targets. A new range
detection radar is used as a backup to the main PAR Pulse
Acquisition Radar. The pulse acquisition radar is a long range,
high altitude search radar. The Mersad has also a new CWAR
(Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar), which has been redesigned
from a half-cylinder to a box shape. The HPIR (High Power
Illuminating Radar) while remaining largely the same, has
a new optical and/or laser "eye" on the upper portion.
The Mersad is also equipped with a new supplemental HPIR radar.
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The
Mersad system equipped with Shahin missiles is capable of tracing
and targeting any enemy aircrafts at 70 to 150km altitude and
is considered as a mid-altitude system among the country's missile
defense shields. |
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Type |
| Low-to-High
air defence missile system |
Country
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| Iran |
Designer
Country |
| Iran
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Guidance
system |
| Guidance
command to line of sight |
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1,200
m/s |
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Propulsion |
| Two-stage
solid propellant booster |
Launch
Weight |
? kg |
Warhead
missile |
20
kg |
Range |
80
-100 km
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Dimensions
missile |
Length,
5.08 m; |
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Shahine
missile launcher unit
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CWAR
Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar
The Continuous
wave system is used to detect targets. |
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HPIR
High Power Illuminator Radar
The HPIR
automatically acquires and tracks designated targets in azimuth, elevation
and range. |
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New
supplemental HPIR High Power Illuminator Radar
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PAR
Pulse Acquistion Radar
The pulse
acquisition radar is a long range, high altitude search radar. |
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Mersad Iranian air defence system with Shahin missile
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