(Franco Iacch)
25/12/15

http://www.difesaonline.it/mondo-militare/russia-ufficiale-primo-reggimento-iraniano-con-i-sistemi-s-300-servizio-entro

The first Iranian regiment equipped with systems S-300 PMU-2 will enter service by next February. The second regiment will come into service by August 2016. Is 'what transpires from the main Russian news agencies'.

One of the most sophisticated anti-aircraft systems in the world, will come to Iran nine years late.
The contract of 800 million dollars for five defense systems S-300 was signed in 2007. The provision was then frozen as a result of the sanctions imposed by the United Nations to the Islamic Republic. Providing remittance into question after the agreements on the nuclear agreement signed last April between world powers and Iran.

Last August, commenting on the story 'S-300', the Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, gave some to the delivery of anti-aircraft systems later this year. Israel has tried in vain to block the sale of S-300 systems. The reason is easy to understand: a defensive line, deployed close to nuclear facilities in Tehran (believed to be the first targets in case of Israeli attack), almost certainly cause of heavy losses. If the S-300 were to get hold of Hezbollah, Israel's regional air superiority would be questioned.
The S-300 Iran
The missile 9M82M known as "Antey-2500" (NATO reporting name SA-23 Gladiator \ Giant) is specifically designed for tactical defense against medium-range ballistic missiles or enemy aircraft. It can track up to 100 targets, being able ingaggiarne 12/24 at a distance of 200 kilometers (124 miles) and a height of 27 kilometers (about 17 miles).
The SA-23 is believed immune to most of the countermeasures ECM western with a tangency operational thirty thousand meters. The Antey, once put online, requires no maintenance for at least ten years, while its warheads are believed to be able to defeat even the most modern ballistic missiles Western. And 'led by an inertial system with updated radio mid-term, while in the terminal phase relies on a semi-active radar. Probable delivery of at least a 'V4', with a range of 400 km.

For the Russians, there is no aircraft (including the B-2, F-22 and F-35) that can deal with impunity with a S-400 system.

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And, at this time, first S-500 units are coming on line, but only in Russia.

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