Tabas (air defense system)

Tabas/طبس
Type	air defense system[1]
Place of origin	Iran
Service history
In service	2014-present[1]
Used by	Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force
Specifications
Main armament	Taer-2A
Secondary armament	Sayyad-2
Engine	IVECO diesel[1]
Operational range	75 km[1]
Flight ceiling	25 km[1]
References

The Tabas (Persian: طبس) missile system is an Iranian medium range road-mobile aerial defense system that was first revealed on 11 May 2014.^[2] It is believed to be another version of the Ra'ad air defense system along with Sevom Khordad.^[1][2] The name of the air defense system refers to Operation Eagle Claw which took place at Tabas and hence the name of the missile system.^[1]

The missile system resembles the Soviet Buk-M1 missile system due to its lets sophisticated radar system.^[1][2] The speed of its TELAR is estimated to be 65 km/h; each vehicle can carry 3 missiles.^[1] It is also likely that the system can intercept ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, anti-radiation missiles, smart bombs and UAVs.^[1] Each Tabas battery consists of one TELAR and two TELs hence each battery carries 9 missiles. Each battalion consists of four batteries and hence can engage multiple targets simultaneously.^[1] Each battalion is also equipped with a Bashir S-band 3-D Phased array radar that extends its detection range up to 350 km.^[1]