Sadid-1

The Sadid-1 (also known as the Sadid-361, the Fat'h 362,[1] and the Sadid-342) is an Iranian TV-guided anti-tank missile derived from Iran's Toophan missiles.[2]

Not to be confused with Sadid-345.
Sadid-1 ATGMs (far right, ground) near their intended launch platform, the Shahed 129.

It is described by multiple sources as similar in design to the Israeli Spike-ER missile,[3][4] and was intended as the armament for Iran's Shahed 129 UAV.

Specifications

A mockup of the Sadid-1 was first seen at Iran's 2010 Kish Air Show.[3] As of 2016, the Sadid-1's guidance system, laser/TV seeker and propulsion unit were still under development.[5]

Detailed information about the Sadid-1 has not been disclosed; however, it is believed to be about 140 cm long, to have a range of 4000 meters, and to have a maximum flight time of about thirty seconds.[6]

Operational history

The Sadid-1 was a proposed armament for the Shahed 216, an exceptionally obscure attack helicopter proposal from HESA/Shahed Aviation around 2015.[6]

The Sadid-1 was not operationally deployed on the Shahed 129; one source says this was due to problems with the launcher mechanism and guidance system,[4] while another source says that R&D was not completed because American sanctions prevented Iran from obtaining necessary components.[7]

In 2018, Iran claimed to use Sadid-1 munitions dropped from a Saegheh UAV.[8]

Operators
 Iran

Launch platforms

See also

References
  1. Taghvaee, Babak (Jul 27, 2017). "Shahed 129 Heads Iran's Armed UAV Force". Aviation Week & Space Technology.
  2. "Babak Taghvaee on Twitter". Twitter. 27 June 2017.
  3. Galen Wright (29 February 2016). "Examining Iranian Drone Strikes in Syria".
  4. Taghvaee, Babak (27 June 2017). شاهد ۱۲۹، ستون فقرات نیروی پهپادی ایران (in Persian). BBC Persian.
  5. "Babak Taghvaee on Twitter".
  6. "معرفی بمب هوشمند و هدایت شونده سدید ۳۴۲ و سدید ۳۶۱ - -مرجع آخرین اخبار نظامی,دفاعی و امنیتی ایران و جهان-". www.militarynews.ir (in Persian). 30 January 2018.
  7. Rawnsley, Adam (5 September 2014). "Like It or Not, Iran Is a Drone Power".
  8. Taghvaee, Babak (1 October 2018). "BREAKING: Another cheap propaganda of IRGC detected today. IRGC claims that it has used 7 Saeghe drones to bomb ISIL in Syria. But as a matter of fact, Saeghe has No EO/IR/laser targeting system. Also IRGC has No UCAV control center left in Syria after Israel airstrikes!".
  9. "The Sheykh on Twitter".
  10. "Babak Taghvaee on Twitter".
  11. "Iran Shows Off Its Bounty of Crashed Drones and New UAVs". www.washingtoninstitute.org.
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