Bavar-373
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Bavar-373 (Persian: باور-۳۷۳, meaning Belief and 373 being Abjad for یا رسولالله or O, Messenger of Allah!) is an Iranian long-range road-mobile surface-to-air missile system unveiled in August 2016.[3] Iran describes it as a competitor of the S-300 missile system. It is manufactured by the Iranian Defence Ministry in cooperation with unspecified local manufacturers and universities.[4]
Bavar 373 | |
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Type | Mobile long range surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system |
Place of origin | Iran |
Service history | |
In service | August 2019[1] |
Used by | Iran |
Production history | |
Designed | 2010–2019[1][failed verification] |
Specifications | |
Operational range | Claimed 200–230 km (initial version with Sayyad-4 missile) 300 km (upgraded version with Sayyad-4B missile)[2] |
The system was formally unveiled during a ceremony attended by the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on 22 August 2019,[1][5][6] and was declared operational the same day.[1]
An upgraded version was unveiled in 2022. Iran described it as a competitor to the S-400[7] and said it was capable of shooting down fifth-generation fighter aircraft.[8]