Engineering:Sadid-1
The Sadid-1 (also known as the Sadid-361, the Fat'h 362,[1] and the Sadid-342) is an Iranian TV-guided anti-tank missile derived from Iran's Toophan missiles.[2]
It is described by multiple sources as similar in design to the Israeli Spike-ER missile,[3] and was intended as the armament for Iran's Shahed 129 UAV.
Specifications
A mockup of the Sadid-1 was first seen at Iran's 2010 Kish Air Show.Cite error: The opening <ref>
tag is malformed or has a bad name As of 2016, the Sadid-1's guidance system, laser/TV seeker and propulsion unit were still under development.[4]
Detailed information about the Sadid-1 has not been disclosed; however, it is believed to be about 140 cm long, to have a range of 4000 meters, and to have a maximum flight time of about thirty seconds.[5]
Operational history
The Sadid-1 was a proposed armament for the Shahed 216, an exceptionally obscure attack helicopter proposal from HESA/Shahed Aviation around 2015.[5]
The Sadid-1 was not operationally deployed on the Shahed 129; one source says this was due to problems with the launcher mechanism and guidance system,[6] while another source says that R&D was not completed because American sanctions prevented Iran from obtaining necessary components.[7]
In 2018, Iran claimed to use Sadid-1 munitions dropped from a Saegheh UAV.[8]
Operators
- Iran
Launch platforms
- Shahed 129 (failed, not integrated)
- Shahed 285[9][10]
- Saegheh[11]
- Makran IFV
See also
References
- ↑ Taghvaee, Babak (Jul 27, 2017). "Shahed 129 Heads Iran’s Armed UAV Force". Aviation Week & Space Technology. http://aviationweek.com/defense/shahed-129-heads-iran-s-armed-uav-force.
- ↑ "Babak Taghvaee on Twitter". Twitter. 27 June 2017. https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee/status/879674306162290688.
- ↑ Galen Wright (29 February 2016). "Examining Iranian Drone Strikes in Syria". https://www.offiziere.ch/?p=26604.
- ↑ "Babak Taghvaee on Twitter". https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee/status/806569107533479938.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "معرفی بمب هوشمند و هدایت شونده سدید ۳۴۲ و سدید ۳۶۱ - -مرجع آخرین اخبار نظامی,دفاعی و امنیتی ایران و جهان-" (in fa). 30 January 2018. http://www.militarynews.ir/2018/01/30/ntroduction-of-intelligent-bomb-detected-by-sadid-342-and-sadid-361/.
- ↑ Taghvaee, Babak (27 June 2017). "Error: no
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specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in fa). BBC Persian. http://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-40405835. - ↑ Rawnsley, Adam (5 September 2014). "Like It or Not, Iran Is a Drone Power". https://medium.com/war-is-boring/like-it-or-not-iran-is-a-drone-power-e9899c954a3f.
- ↑ Taghvaee, Babak (1 October 2018). "BREAKING: Another cheap propaganda of IRGC detected today. IRGC claims that it has used 7 Saeghe drones to bomb ISIL in Syria. But as a matter of fact, Saeghe has No EO/IR/laser targeting system. Also IRGC has No UCAV control center left in Syria after Israel airstrikes!". https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee/status/1046760616139124736.
- ↑ "The Sheykh on Twitter". https://twitter.com/SSheykhi/status/881637514758557696.
- ↑ "Babak Taghvaee on Twitter". https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee/status/879719961681424385.
- ↑ "Iran Shows Off Its Bounty of Crashed Drones and New UAVs". https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/iran-shows-off-its-bounty-of-crashed-drones-and-new-uavs.