Russia to deliver S-300 air defence missiles to Iran

Russia is pushing ahead with a contract to supply Iran with advanced S-300 air defence missiles. The deal comes after Moscow halted an earlier agreement due to international sanctions against Tehran

Missile

canisters

Four per

launcher

S-300VM

MISSILE

SYSTEM

Area in range of S-300

from Iranian border

TURKEY

9A83ME

launcher

unit

NATO

name

SA-23A

Gladiator

Engages

aircraft,

cruise

missiles

and smaller

ballistic

missiles

AFGHAN-

ISTAN

IRAN

IRAQ

500km

300 miles

SAUDI

ARABIA

Missile length

Range

Altitude

Warhead

Speed

8.6m

200km

Up to 30km

150kg

Mach 3.6+

Antenna

Transmits

guidance

commands

to missile

9M83ME

missile

TELAR*

9A84ME launcher unit

NATO name SA-23B Giant

Engages intermediate-range ballistic

missiles, AWACS and jamming

aircraft at ranges of up to 250km

9S32ME guidance radar

Tracks targets provided

by command post

and controls

TELAR-

mounted

antenna

Two 9M82ME missile canisters

per launcher. Missile length: 10.5m

Antenna

Source: Wire agencies

*Transporter erector launcher and radar

Russia to deliver S-300 missiles to Iran

Russia is pushing ahead with a contract to supply Iran with advanced S-300 air defence missiles. The deal comes after Moscow halted an earlier agreement due to international sanctions against Tehran

Area in range of S-300

from Iranian border

TURKEY

AFGHAN-

ISTAN

IRAN

IRAQ

500km

300 miles

SAUDI

ARABIA

S-300VM

MISSILE

SYSTEM

9A83ME launcher unit

NATO name SA-23A Gladiator

Engages aircraft, cruise missiles

and smaller ballistic missiles

TELAR*

Missile length

Range

Altitude

Warhead

Speed

8.6m

200km

Up to 30km

150kg

Mach 3.6+

Antenna

Transmits guidance

commands to missile

Missile canisters

Four per launcher

9M83ME

missile

9A84ME launcher unit

NATO name SA-23B Giant

Engages intermediate-range

ballistic missiles, AWACS

and jamming aircraft

at ranges of up to 250km

9S32ME guidance radar

Tracks targets provided

by command post

and controls

TELAR-mounted

antenna

Two 9M82ME missile

canisters per launcher.

Missile length: 10.5m

Antenna

*Transporter erector launcher and radar

Source: Wire agencies

Russia to deliver S-300 missiles to Iran

Russia is pushing ahead with a contract to supply Iran with advanced S-300 air defence missiles. The deal comes after Moscow halted an earlier agreement due to international sanctions against Tehran

TURKEY

Area in range of S-300

from Iranian border

IRAN

IRAQ

500km

300 miles

SAUDI ARABIA

AFGHANISTAN

S-300VM MISSILE SYSTEM

9A83ME launcher unit

NATO name

SA-23A Gladiator

Engages aircraft,

cruise missiles and

smaller ballistic missiles

Antenna

Transmits guidance

commands to missile

TELAR*

Missile canisters

Four per launcher

*Transporter erector launcher and radar

9M83ME missile

Missile length

Range

Altitude

Warhead

Speed

8.6m

200km

Up to 30km

150kg

Mach 3.6+

9S32ME

guidance

radar

Tracks targets

provided by

command post

and controls

TELAR-mounted

antenna

9A84ME launcher unit

NATO name SA-23B Giant

Engages intermediate-range

ballistic missiles, AWACS and

jamming aircraft at ranges

of up to 250km

Antenna

Two 9M82ME missile canisters per

launcher. Missile length: 10.5m

Source: Wire agencies