Iran unveiled the country’s latest indigenously-manufactured air defense system. Raad air defense system was displayed during the Friday ...
Iran unveiled the country’s latest indigenously-manufactured air defense system.
Raad air defense system was displayed during the Friday parade of the Iranian Armed Forces in the capital city, Tehran, marking the 32nd anniversary of eight years of defense against Iraq's invasion of Iran.
The mid-range system which is equipped with Taer 2 missiles is capable of intercepting targets at a range of up to 50 kilometers and at the height of 75,000 feet.
Raad is the optimized version of the Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile system.
The Buk missile system is a family of self-propelled , medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the former Soviet Union and Russian Federation designed to engage cruise missiles , fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft , and unmanned aerial vehicles .
