The Iranian defense ministry in November inaugurated
the production line of Sayyad 2’.
The production line of the missile was launched in a ceremony attended
by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan.
“The designing and production of Sayyad 2 missile was brought
on agenda to have the needed defensive tool for confronting (possible)
air raids,” Dehqan said, addressing the ceremony in Tehran.
“The missile enjoys a solid fuel engine with a combined guiding
system and high operational capabilities,” he added.
Dehqan explained that Sayyad 2 is a missile for mid-range and high-altitude
air defense systems, designed based on the state-of-the-art technologies
which can destroy different types of helicopters, drones and targets
with small radar cross-section and high speed and maneuverability
within its operational range.
Iran successfully test-fired its latest air-defense missile system,
Sayyad 2, in 2011.
Iran had earlier unveiled Sayyad 1 surface-to-air missile which is
a two-staged air defense missile that is capable of destroying targets
with low Radar Cross Section (RCS) at low and medium altitudes.
The system enjoys the capability to defuse jamming and electronic
warfare attacks.
Sayyad 2 is an upgraded version and enjoys higher precision, range
and destruction power compared with its previous version.
