China allegedly supplied Iran with long-range HQ-9 ("Red Banner-9") anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), which are called an analogue of the Russian S-400 "Triumph". However, experts are skeptical about this information, believing that it is not true.
The purchase and transfer of such complex weapons systems as long-range air defense requires a lot of time.
Even with the political will, the manufacture of equipment, personnel training, infrastructure preparation and deployment take many months, and often years.
The only exception may be the supply of light mobile systems such as MANPADS.
It is possible that Iran could have asked China to speed up deliveries if there were previously concluded contracts. However, there is no reliable data on such agreements between the two countries.
Characteristics of S-400:
- Range: aerodynamic targets - up to 400 km, ballistic missiles - up to 60 km
- Altitude of destruction - up to 30 km
- Maximum speed of targets hit - 4.8 km/s
- Deployment time - 5 min
- Number of targets fired at simultaneously - 36
- Number of simultaneously guided missiles - 71
Characteristics of HQ-9:
- Range: aerodynamic targets - up to 200 km, for ballistic missiles - 30 km.
- Interception altitude - 30 km.
- Guidance system type - Active radar homing head
- Number of missiles per launcher - 4.
- Deployment time - 6 min.
- Reaction time - 10 sec.
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