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The Bavar-373 is the longest-range air defense missile system of the Iranian Armed Forces and is considered a strategic and very important achievement in the field of Iranian air defense systems. In its latest test, Bavar-373 detected a target at a range of more than 450 km by the optimized radar and tracked it at a range of about 405 km and hit and destroyed the target at a range of more than 300 km with the new Sayyad-4B missile.

The Kamov Ka-52 Alligator (NATO reporting name: Hokum B) is a multi-role attack helicopter capable of carrying out operations in all weather conditions against armoured and unarmoured ground targets and low-speed air targets. Ka-52 is actually an upgraded two-seater version of Kamov 50, designed and developed by Kamov Design Bureau.

The JUMP 20 is a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), fixed-wing UAV manufactured by the US company AeroVironment used to provide advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled the Meraj-521 miniature loitering munition for the first time. The Meraj-521 drone is very similar to the US Switchblade loitering munitions in terms of appearance and performance, and is considered a new and important initiative in the combat organization of the Iranian Armed Forces.

Arash-2 is a suicide drone designed and mass-produced by the Islamic Republic of Iran Army to destroy important targets in far away. The 2,000 km range of the Arash-2 drone, along with the considerable weight of the warhead, has turned this drone into an efficient weapon against targets deep in the enemy’s soil.

Zolfaghar missile is an Iranian short-range solid fueled tactical ballistic missile with a detachable warhead. This missile is an upgraded type of Fateh-110 missile, which was produced by the Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), a subsidiary of Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics and has officially entered the service of Iran’s Armed Forces since September 2016.

Fateh-110 ballistic missile is an Iranian short-range solid fueled tactical ballistic missile with a detachable warhead. Fateh-110 is considered as one of the most produced types of missiles manufactured by Iran. According to the latest estimates, Iran possess a large number of missiles of the Fateh family.

Qaem (or Ghaem) precision-guided bombs are a set of three Smart Miniature Bombs (SMB) produced and developed by the Iran’s Ministry of Defense. These bombs are considered the second family of Iranian miniature bombs after the Sadid family, which benefit from a more advanced design.

Reviewing the newest member of the Mohajer drone family and Iran’s most successful export drone; Mohajer-6 reconnaissance combat drone

The Sadid family consists of Iranian Small Miniature Bombs, which are produced in two types of missiles and glide bombs by Iran’s Defense Industries Organization. All Sadid models are compatible with helicopters and drones and are designed to target both stationary and moving targets.

In the war between Ukraine and Russia, despite the suppression of the Ukrainian air defense systems by the Russians, the Ukraine air defense systems has achieved considerable success. Therefore, we examine the reasons for the success of Ukraine’s air defenses as follows. These reasons can be divided into three parts: 1- Incomplete suppression of the […]

The first Navy’s drone fleet of the Iranian Army was unveiled during a ceremony attended by Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Admiral Shahram Irani, Commander of the Strategic Naval Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.