Herz-9 ( fa, حرز نهم) is an
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
ian, domestically built, mobile
air defense system
Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes Surface-to-air m ...
developed and unveiled in 2013.
Development
In May 2013, the
Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that it had launched the mass production of a new
Air defense system
Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes Surface-to-air m ...
, called Herz-9.
Description
According to
Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General
Ahmad Vahidi
Ahmad Vahidi ( fa, احمد وحیدی, born 27 June 1958) is an Iranian military commander of the Revolutionary Guards and current Minister of Interior since August 25, 2021. In addition, he is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Cou ...
, Herz-9 "can identify and target enemy helicopters, rockets, and fighter jets at low ranges and low altitudes of about 8-12 kilometers." He also said that "this mobile air defense system uses the most technologically advanced computer hardware and software and the latest navigation system available today."
References
Iran says producing new air defense missilebigstory.ap.org
Defense minister inaugurates Herz 9 protector air defense system production lineirandailybrief.com
External links
Photos: Iran inaugurates mass-production of new air defence system ‘Herz 9’theiranproject.com
{{Weapons of Iran
Surface-to-air missiles of Iran
Guided missiles of Iran