Phased Array Radar Qadir ( fa, رادار آرایه فازی قدیر) is an Iranian radar with a range of 1100 km and capable of tracking targets to a height of 300 km. The radar was unveiled by the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...
. According to official military sources the radar has the ability to detect air targets,
stealth aircraft
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(Stiles),
cruise
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and
ballistic missiles, and low-orbit (LEO) satellites. The radar was tested for the first time during
The Great Messenger 6 exercise.
The unveiling ceremony was overseen by
Brigadier General Farzad Ismaili commander of
Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base. All stages of research, design and manufacture were conducted under the auspices of the
IRGC Air Force
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force (IRGCASF; fa, نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, niru-ye havâfazây-e sepâh-e pâsdârâ ...
, the result of 90 years of research.
As of 2023 there are seven known Ghadir radars.
Ghadir radar is part of the family of Russian
Rezonans-NE radars.
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Military radars of Iran
Ghadir Ghadir or Ghadeer ( ar, غدير , link=no) means ''hollow'' or ''pond'' in Arabic. It may refer to:
Places
* Ghadir, a village in Keserwan District, Lebanon
* Ghadir-e Sab, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
* Ghadir Kuhi, a village in Hor ...
Military equipment introduced in the 2010s