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Russia to deliver S-300 air defence missiles to Iran

Russia is pushing ahead with a contract to supply Iran with advanced S-300 air defence missiles. The deal comes after Moscow halted an earlier agreement due to international sanctions against Tehran

Missile

canisters

Four per

launcher

S-300VM

MISSILE

SYSTEM

Area in range of S-300

from Iranian border

TURKEY

9A83ME

launcher

unit

NATO

name

SA-23A

Gladiator

Engages

aircraft,

cruise

missiles

and smaller

ballistic

missiles

AFGHAN-

ISTAN

IRAN

IRAQ

500km

300 miles

SAUDI

ARABIA

Missile length

Range

Altitude

Warhead

Speed

8.6m

200km

Up to 30km

150kg

Mach 3.6+

Antenna

Transmits

guidance

commands

to missile

9M83ME

missile

TELAR*

9A84ME launcher unit

NATO name SA-23B Giant

Engages intermediate-range ballistic

missiles, AWACS and jamming

aircraft at ranges of up to 250km

9S32ME guidance radar

Tracks targets provided

by command post

and controls

TELAR-

mounted

antenna

Two 9M82ME missile canisters

per launcher. Missile length: 10.5m

Antenna

Source: Wire agencies

*Transporter erector launcher and radar

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Russia to deliver S-300 missiles to Iran

Russia is pushing ahead with a contract to supply Iran with advanced S-300 air defence missiles. The deal comes after Moscow halted an earlier agreement due to international sanctions against Tehran

Area in range of S-300

from Iranian border

TURKEY

AFGHAN-

ISTAN

IRAN

IRAQ

500km

300 miles

SAUDI

ARABIA

S-300VM

MISSILE

SYSTEM

9A83ME launcher unit

NATO name SA-23A Gladiator

Engages aircraft, cruise missiles

and smaller ballistic missiles

TELAR*

Missile length

Range

Altitude

Warhead

Speed

8.6m

200km

Up to 30km

150kg

Mach 3.6+

Antenna

Transmits guidance

commands to missile

Missile canisters

Four per launcher

9M83ME

missile

9A84ME launcher unit

NATO name SA-23B Giant

Engages intermediate-range

ballistic missiles, AWACS

and jamming aircraft

at ranges of up to 250km

9S32ME guidance radar

Tracks targets provided

by command post

and controls

TELAR-mounted

antenna

Two 9M82ME missile

canisters per launcher.

Missile length: 10.5m

Antenna

*Transporter erector launcher and radar

Source: Wire agencies

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Russia to deliver S-300 missiles to Iran

Russia is pushing ahead with a contract to supply Iran with advanced S-300 air defence missiles. The deal comes after Moscow halted an earlier agreement due to international sanctions against Tehran

TURKEY

Area in range of S-300

from Iranian border

IRAN

IRAQ

500km

300 miles

SAUDI ARABIA

AFGHANISTAN

S-300VM MISSILE SYSTEM

9A83ME launcher unit

NATO name

SA-23A Gladiator

Engages aircraft,

cruise missiles and

smaller ballistic missiles

Antenna

Transmits guidance

commands to missile

TELAR*

Missile canisters

Four per launcher

*Transporter erector launcher and radar

 

9M83ME missile

Missile length

Range

Altitude

Warhead

Speed

8.6m

200km

Up to 30km

150kg

Mach 3.6+

9S32ME

guidance

radar

Tracks targets

provided by

command post

and controls

TELAR-mounted

antenna

9A84ME launcher unit

NATO name SA-23B Giant

Engages intermediate-range

ballistic missiles, AWACS and

jamming aircraft at ranges

of up to 250km

Antenna

Two 9M82ME missile canisters per

launcher. Missile length: 10.5m

Source: Wire agencies

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Graphic shows features of the S-300VM air defence missile system.
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Russia to deliver S-300 missiles

By Mike Tyler

November 12, 2015 - The first delivery of Russia's S-300 advanced missile defence system to Iran will take place in August or September, according to industrial conglomerate Rostec. The deal comes after Moscow halted an earlier agreement due to international sanctions against Tehran.

The highly capable weapon could render large parts of Iran virtually invulnerable to attack by conventional strike aircraft.

Sources
PUBLISHED: 12/11/2015; STORY: Graphic News
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