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Herz 9

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Type
  
Air defense system

In service
  
May 2013–present

Designed
  
2013

Place of origin
  
Iran

Used by
  
Iran

Manufacturer
  
MODAFL IRGC AF

Herz-9 is an Iranian, domestically built, mobile air defense system developed and uveiled in 2013.

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Development

In May 2013, the Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that it had launched the mass production of a new Air defense system, called Herz-9.

Description

According to Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, Herz-9 "can identify and target enemy helicopters, rockets and fighter jets at low ranges and low altitudes of about 8-12 kilometers." He also said that "this mobile air defense system uses the most technologically advanced computer hardware and software and the latest navigation system available today."

References

Herz-9 Wikipedia