Iranian Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
- Thread starter ShahryarHedayat
- Start date
Israel has it. Ever heard of Iron Beam?
I would not be surprised if Iran had some Chinese system.
The problem is it is really short range.
I would not expect it to burn through a bunker buster bomb but it might keep the aircraft that could deliver it far away.
You need Megawatt class laser for this, at least the same level as what needed to handle Ballistic missile. Aircraft is hard target with hardness of about 25 kj/sqcm comparable to solid fueled ballistic missile. based on US Studies on ABM Lasers.
This is a result of my calculation on a laser weapon, assume solid state with 3 m diameter beam director and 3 seconds engagement time. This is the one that can engage aircraft target at M 0.8. Well its gonna be expensive for sure. The cost figure is comparable to the cost of 2x full system of S-300PT/PS Battery in (about 152 M USD)
Iran tests Russian Spartak VPK-Ural armored vehicles. Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian security forces, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Radan familiarized himself with the Russian Spartak armored vehicle, also called VPK-Ural. The VPK-Ural armored vehicles are currently actively used by the Russian army. It is not yet clear whether Iran will purchase Spartak armored vehicles. Most likely, the Russian Spartak armored vehicles will be used in areas bordering Pakistan to reinforce Iranian border guard units.