In the foreground are two Sadid-345 precision-guided munitions. Mounted on the wings and to the far left are the Sadid ATGMs.
The Sadid-345,[1] also known simply as the Sadid guided bomb[2] or rarely as the Sadid-342,[3] is an Iranian precision-guided glide bomb with a fragmentation warhead.
The Sadid-345 is meant for used on UCAVs.[2] Its main launch platform is the Shahed 129.
Specifications[]
The bomb weighs 34 kg and is 1.63 meters long, with a diameter of 152 mm.[2] It has four fixed fins on the body for lift and stability and four deflectable fins on the tail for trajectory control.[4]
The Sadid-345 is filled with composition H6 explosive and is prefragmented, with a specified lethal radius of 30 m.[2] It has a range of 6 km[1] and is made of composite material.[4]
There is the possibility that Sadid-345 glide bombs could be developed with tandem-warheads, but as of the present there is no evidence of this.[3]
The Sadid-345 can be equipped with an infrared seeker, with CEP of 2.5 meters, a laser seeker with a CEP of 2.5 m, or a visual light seeker with a CEP of 5 m (though the CEP may be larger if there is difficulty with the image processing).[2]
Operational history[]
Development[]
The Sadid-345 was developed after the intended armament for Iran's Shahed 129 UAV, the Sadid-1 ATGM, could not be successfully integrated for unclear reasons.
It is believed the Sadid-345 was developed from the Toophan through removal of the engine, propulsion system, and wire guidance components.[3]
Use[]
The IRGC is the only purchaser of the Sadid-345, as of 2018.[3]
"Tens" of Sadid-345 bombs have been dropped on the Islamic State in Syria by Shahed 129s.[5]
The Sadid guided bomb is also reportedly scheduled for integration onto Iran's Mohajer-6 UAVs, which are essentially a smaller counterpart to the Shahed 129.[4] It can also be integrated on HESA Shahed 285 attack helicopters.[3]
Operators[]
Iran
Launch platforms[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Iran unveils production line of Sadid-345 smart bomb system – Defence Blog". 29 June 2017. http://defence-blog.com/news/iran-unveils-production-line-of-sadid-345-smart-bomb-system.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lyamin, Yuri (20 July 2017). "Иранская экспозиция на МАКС-2017. Часть.1" (in Russian). https://imp-navigator.livejournal.com/637994.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "معرفی بمب هوشمند و هدایت شونده سدید ۳۴۲ و سدید ۳۶۱ - -مرجع آخرین اخبار نظامی,دفاعی و امنیتی ایران و جهان-" (in Persian). 30 January 2018. http://www.militarynews.ir/2018/01/30/ntroduction-of-intelligent-bomb-detected-by-sadid-342-and-sadid-361/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Vladimir Karnozov (July 27, 2017). "Iranian Weapons and UAVs On Display at MAKS". Aviation International News. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2017-07-27/iranian-weapons-and-uavs-display-maks.
- ↑ "Babak Taghvaee on Twitter". https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee/status/879694011866525696.
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