Iran Air Defense System and Sites

okay let's talk about Iran Air Defense System and sites
Iran has possibly one of the most robust air defense system in entire middle east that could match even Israelis and Saudi Arabian air defense system
here's the picture of the Iran SAM sites credit the picture from Amir and his blog Iran Geomil

legends:
the purple-S-200VE (240 km)
the red-S-300PMU-2(200 km)
the light blue-MiM-23 HAWK/Mersad(Shahin)(50 km)
the dark blue-Sayyad-2/Talaash (70 km)
the orange-Raad(Tabas and 3rd Khordad)(70 km)
the yellow-Sayyad-1/HQ-9J(45 km)
the dark green-2K12 Kub(24 km)
the light green-Tor-M1(12 km)

so in the picture concluded that Iran has about 41 SAM sites with 27 legacy SAM sites like MiM-23,HQ-9J and 2k12 Kub, even though old SAM system but still deadly. So let's talk about Iran indigenous SAM system start with Talaash(Sayyad-2)


Sayyad-2 is possibly one of the capable Iran air defense system and could match a Patriot Pac-2GEM

the proof? here's quote from Iran military analyst nicknamed PeeD

There are benefits which the Talash-2/Sayyad-2 has over the Patriot.
- The Sayyad-2 is probably a SAGG/GAI hybrid. Due to SAGG is can be called dual-band, while the Patriot is just X-band.
- I don't know about latest Patriot variants, but compared to older ones the Sayyad-2's ground aided inertial system allows more difficult detection of attack and shorter warning time.
- This is only increased by the IRGC's variant that use the "Najm-802" as battery-level search asset. An AESA, low powered, but certainly with advanced LPI capabilities.

So in its IRGC variant following benefits over the Patriot:
- More cost effective due to split of the complex/expensive X-band PESA radar into a moderate, low power S-band AESA and a X-band mechanical illuminator.
- Search by S-band LPI AESA is much more difficult to detect than the high power PESA of the Patriot.
- GAI system decreases warning time. Target can only initiate evasive maneuver when it is basically too late if it has not a F-35 like automatic warning suite. Lastest Patriot variants likely have this feature too.
- SARH system on board makes it more robust against data-link jamming.
- Dual S- and X-band guidance, likely with SAGG, makes it more difficult to jam than the X-band-only Patriot.
- It is possible that one IRGC variant is the worlds first S-band-only SAM system
In total the Talash-2/Sayyad-2 offers everything needed: 70km range (same as original S-300 and Patriot), multi-target engagement, robustness against jamming du to dual-band system, short warning time due to GAI, LPI --> hard to detect, due to modern AESA.
But most importantly, all that in a very cost effective way.

and Now the Raad
there's 2 of the Raad system 
first is Tabas

the second is 3rd Khordad

the two of them has similar in range but the 3rd Khordad is more precise
and 3rd Khordad SAM system will reach to ranges about 100 and 200 km with new missiles.^[10] The 3rd Khordad (3rd of Khordad) system can engage with 4 targets and guide 2 missile to each of them simultaneously with the aid of its phased array radar that has 1700 elements.^[11]

Also Iran developed another SAM system named RAAD-1 with TAER-1 missiles.^[12]

Based in recent Iran Military Parade, the new specifications of 3rd Khordad and Tabas has been announce, 3rd Khordad with 105km range with unknown missile and Tabas 75km range ^[13]