The recordWhat this system is, where it comes from, who operates it and which of Vigil’s modules it is relevant to — with the evidence each of those rests on.
Record
Conflict relevance
This is the catalogue's single record for this system. It is relevant to the module below; each module's Force Atlas shows how it is used there.
Operators
Iran and the Gulf: Operated by the Artesh Air Defence Force under the national air-defence headquarters.
Battlefield role
Long-range area defence against aircraft and, by Iran's claim, ballistic missiles — the upper tier of a layered ground-based system.
Strengths
Domestic production of a class most states import, mobility, and a claimed engagement envelope that Iran has demonstrated in tests and exercises.
Limitations
Its performance against the stealth aircraft and stand-off weapons used over Iran in 2025 and 2026 is the question the campaigns raised and did not publicly answer; Iranian claims of interceptions and Israeli and United States claims of suppression are both positions. Numbers fielded and sites are not published here.
Documented conflict use
Tests and exercises published by Iran; no independently established engagement in either war.
Branch & service operators
- Artesh Air Defence Force Documented
Assessed as of2026-09Last reviewed2026-09-09