Sayyad-4 (missile)

Sayyad 4B (Persian: موشک صیاد-۴ (بی)) is a 300-kilometer-range missile that is compatible with Iran's indigenous Bavar-373 air defense system. Sayyad 4B is the latest in the Sayyad series of solid-fuel missiles.[1][2][3][4][5]

Sayyad-4
Sayyad-4 missile
Type	Air defense system
Place of origin	Iran
Service history
Used by	Iran, IRGC AF
Production history
Designer	IRGC Aerospace Force
Designed	August 2014
Manufacturer	Iran
Produced	March 2019
Specifications
Mass	2,050 kg
Length	7,500 mm
Diameter	515 mm
Warhead	Frag-HE
Propellant	solid fuel
Operational range	300 km
Maximum speed	Mach 8
Guidance system	Semi-active radar homing

Sayyad 4B allows for the extension of the air defense system missiles up to 300 km and an increase in the engagement altitude from 27 to 32 km. The detection radar of Bavar 373 has a range that has increased from 350 to 450 km, while its tracking range has increased from 260 to 400 km. The Bavar-373 made its debut in August 2019. The long-range air defense system of Iran is able to simultaneously engage with six targets while tracking 60 other targets.[6] In a test conducted in October 2022, Sayyad-4 hit a target at 300 kilometers (186 mi), an increase of 100 kilometers (62 mi) from the missiles' earlier iterations.[1] The maximum altitude of the missile has reportedly increased from 27 to 32 km.

Although it is being marketed as an export item under the name AD-200, the Iranian military has not yet announced that the system has entered service. The Sayyad-4 missile uses active or semi-active radar homing in the terminal phase.[7] Talaash air defense system is designed to fire the Sayyad-2 and Sayyad-3, but Sayyad-4 is based on Bavar-373 air defense system.[8]