Mersad - Air Defense System

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Iran's first advanced anti-aircraft Mersad Air Defense System become operational in 2010.

It's powered by radar signal processing technology, an advanced launching, guidance, and target acquisition. It uses locally manufactured Shahin missiles, and it's capable of hitting modern aircraft flying at low and medium altitudes. The system is being used to guard nuclear sites.

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Shahin Missile

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The Video

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Some remaining notes:
It is a reversed engineered MIM-23 HAWK in first generations.
It has data link and is fully digital.
New generation Mersad has more Range and Altitude and can track more targets at one time. Pics show that it has a new radar.
There is a newer generation under development with double range and altitude.

But I really have questions about it's ability to intercept modern aircraft.

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Iran Test-Fire Air Defense System Mersad Successfully

TEHRAN, June 13 (Bernama) -- Top Iranian air defence commanders announced that the country has successfully test-fired a new home-made air defence system called Mersad, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported.

Commander of Khatam-ol-Anbia Air Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli said that Mersad air defence system and Shahin missiles -- fired by Mersad systems -- have been successfully test-fired and supplied to the country's air defence unit.

The ground-to-air Shahin missile is able to hit enemy jet fighters and helicopters at supersonic speed. The Mersad system is equipped with sophisticated radar signal processing technology, an advanced launcher, and electronic targeting and guidance systems.

Esmayeeli also said that Iran's radar network has been optimised and is currently in a "very suitable" condition.

In April, 2011, Iran successfully test-fired two mid-range Hawk missiles named 'Shahin' capable of tracing and targeting aggressive aircraft at low and medium altitudes.

The two Shahin missiles were launched from the home-made Mersad air defence system.

The Mersad air defence shield is a completely indigenised system developed by the Iranian experts and technicians to promote the country's combat power.

The system was deployed in all Army air-defence units on Sunday to boost the country's air-defence power.

The Mersad system equipped with Shahin missiles is capable of tracing and targeting any enemy aircraft at 70 to 150km altitude and is considered as a mid-altitude system among the country's missile defence shields.

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