Iran test-fires (new) the upgrated good old S200 air-defense missile

Iran test-fires (new) the upgrated good old S200 air-defense missile

Iran has successfully test-fired a domestically designed air-defense system that has the same capabilities as the Russian-made S-300, a top Iranian military official said on Saturday. The new-generation S-200 missile system was tested on the final day of a five-day exercise code-named Defenders of Velayat Skies, Brigadier General Mohammad Hassan Mansourian was quoted by Press TV as saying. The exercise started on Tuesday with the aim of testing the country's air defense capabilities. Iranian officials have said the drills "convey a message of peace and friendship to neighboring countries and a fierce warning to enemies."

από τα παρακάτω τεχνικά χαρακτηριστικά προκύπτει ότι το παλαιό S200 , είναι ένας πολύ καλός πύραυλος με πολύ καλά τεχνικά χαρακτηριστικά εμβέλειας , καταστροφικότητας , ταχύτητας και δυνατότητα προσβολής στόχων με μεγάλη ταχύτητα. Τα σοβαρά του μειονεκτήματα είναι: ο όγκος - βάρος, η δυσκολία μετακίνησης του, και το ότι δεν περιλαμβάνει νέα συστήματα ανίχνευσης και εγκλωβισμού stealth στόχων. Αυτό το τελευταίο λένε οι Ιρανοί  ότι το βελτίωσαν. Αν συνδυαστεί με συστήματα L band και νέα συστήματα εγκλωβισμού , μπορεί  να καλύψει τις ανάγκες  αντιαεροπορικών μεγάλης εμβέλειας. Η δυσκινησία του και ο όγκος του βέβαια συνεχίζουν να αποτελούν μειονέκτημα.

The NPO Almaz S-200 Angara/Vega/Dubna (Russian Ангара\Вега\Дубна), NATO reporting name SA-5 Gammon, is a very long range, medium-to-high altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) system designed to defend large areas from bomber attack or other strategic aircraft (such as the SR-71 "Blackbird"). Each battalion has 6 single-rail missile launchers for the 10.72 m (35 ft) longmissiles and a fire control radar. It can be linked to other, longer-range radar systems. Each missile is launched by 4 solid-fueled strap-on rocket boosters. After they burn out and drop away (between 3 to 5.1 seconds from launch) it fires a 5D67 liquid fueled sustainer rocket engine (for 51-150 seconds) which burns a fuel called TG-02 Samin (50% xylidine and 50% triethylamine), oxidized by an oxidizing agent called AK-27P Melange (fuming nitric acid enriched with nitrogen oxides, phosphoric acid and hydrofluoric acid)^[3]. Maximum range is between 150 and 300 km (81 and 162 nmi), depending on the model^[4]. The missile uses radio illumination mid-course correction to fly towards the target with a terminal semi active radar homing phase. Maximum target speed is around Mach 4. Effective altitude is 300 to 20,000 m (1,000 to 65,600 ft) for early models and up to 35,000 m (115,000 ft) for later models. The warhead is either 217 kg (478 lb) high explosive fragmentation (16,000 2g fragmentation pellets and 21,000 3.5g pellets) triggered by radar proximity fuse or command signal, or a 25kT nuclear warhead triggered by command signal only. Each missile weighs around 7018 kg (15,500 lb) at takeoff. The system utilises radio semi active guidance with mid-course correction and has, for the first time in a Russian system, terminal semi active radar homing, which is far more accurate at long range than the command guidance method used by the S-75 Dvina and other missiles. The existence of an optional terminal passive radar homing mode for use against AEW aircraft remains unconfirmed. Peak missile speed is around Mach 8 and the single-shot kill probability is quoted as 0.85, presumably against a high altitude bomber-type target.

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Russian surface-to-air missile. Enormous surface-to-air missile developed by Grushin. Deployed in limited numbers and exported to countries in the mideast to defend against American high-altitude, high-speed SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft. In the 1960's Grushin developed the 5V21 missile for the S-200 Angara surface-to-air missile system. This had a range of over 150-200 km and incorporated several new principles. It was equipped with the first semi-active radar homing head. The aerodynamic surfaces automatically adjusted according to the velocity and altitude of the rocket. In the Mideast, this missile successfully intercepted Israeli reconnaissance aircraft at a range of 190 km in the 1980's. This performance was unmatched in the world. The missile was used as the booster for the experimental Kholod hypersonic scramjet. Two launches of this were made on 28 November 1991 and 17 November 1992 as part of an experimental program run by TsIAM. Maximum target speed 4300 kph. One missile per launch vehicle. Western sources mixed this missile up with the Dal system, later code-named Gammon, with lateral boosters. Vega/Dubna code names used as well.

Radars: 5N69 Big Back early warning radar, D band, range 500 km. P-35M/1RL139 Bar Lock-B target acquisition radar, E/F band, range 320 km. 5N62 Square Pair target tracking radar, H band, range 270 km. PRV-11 Side Net height finding radar, E band, range 180 km. Standard warhead: 217 kg (478 lb). Maximum range: 150-200 km (90 mi). Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket. Maximum speed: 4,900 kph (3,000 mph). Minimum range: 7.00 km (4.30 mi). Initial Operational Capability: 1967. Total Number Built: 2000. Floor: 300 m (980 ft).
 AKA: SA-5;S-200;Gammon;Angara;V-860.
Status: Active.
Gross mass: 2,800 kg (6,100 lb).
Payload: 217 kg (478 lb).
Height: 10.60 m (34.70 ft).
Diameter: 0.86 m (2.82 ft).
Span: 2.90 m (9.50 ft).
Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).