Ya Zahra air defense system
Ya Zahra (Persian: یا زهراء, O Zahra) is an Iranian unlicensed copy of the Chinese HQ-7 missile, itself an unlicensed copy of the French Crotale missile short-range air defense system. The system entered production in 2013. The Ya Zahra differs from Iran's Raad in being a short-range air defense system.
Ya Zahra air defense system
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Ya Zahra (Persian: یا زهراء, O Zahra) is an Iranian unlicensed copy of the Chinese HQ-7 missile, itself an unlicensed copy of the French Crotale missile short-range air defense system. The system entered production in 2013. The Ya Zahra differs from Iran's Raad in being a short-range air defense system.
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Iranian sources say it is able to form a missile defense network. This system was successfully tested in "Defenders of Velayat Skies 4" air defense drills. Iranian sources claim the Ya Zahra is more advanced than the French Crotale. Mass production of the Ya Zahra air defense system officially began on January 27, 2013. The 3rd generation of the Ya Zahra system, Ya Zahra-3, has electo-optical equipment that reportedly helps to detect and track targets when the battlefield is affected by heavy jamming. Also Ya Zahra has a full mobile version named Herz-9. The missile used by the system is the Shahab Thaqeb. It has been under development since at least 2011.
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This photo is from the IRIADF's Defenders of the Sky of Velayat III air defense exercise.
Ali Reza Farhadifar · Fars Media Corporation · https: media.farsnews.ir/Media/8908/ImageReports/8908280187/5_8908280187_L600.jpg
This photo is from the IRIADF's Defenders of the Sky of Velayat III air defense exercise.
Ali Reza Farhadifar · Fars Media Corporation · https: media.farsnews.ir/Media/8908/ImageReports/8908280187/7_8908280187_L600.jpg
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- 1.YA Zahra3: Iran; from weapons to concepts. theiranproject.com. February 2013.
- 2.موشکهای کروز باسامانه "یا زهرا" نابود میشوند+عکس. 29 January 2013.
- 3.Iran unveils new missile systems on second day of drills. Reuters. 13 November 2012.
- 4.http://www.armyrecognition.com/january_2013_army_military_defense_industry_news/iran_starts_mass_production_of_new_home-made_air_defense_missile_system_ya_zahra_2701134.html Iran starts mass production of Ya Zahra
- 5.حرز نهم؛ تحفه 2013 ایران برای رزمندگان مقاومت+عکس. مشرق نیوز. 17 June 2013.
- 6.Iranian Military Capability 2011: 3. SHORAD – Short Range Air Defense. (January 2011)
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