Iran Deployed S-300 System at Mashhad International Airport
A recent analysis confirms previous reports that the Iranians have operationally deployed an S-300 missile system at the airport located in northeastern Iran. The locations of the additional air-defense systems remain unknown
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 23/09/2018
Geolocation of the S-300 missiles seen in the picture. Left: (Source: Twitter / @AlSuraEnglish); Right: (Source: GoogleMaps) - Via medium.com/dfrlab
A recent report based on satellite imagery analysis confirms that Iran has deployed an S-300 air-defense missile system in the country’s north.
“On August 12, 2018, a photograph surfaced on the social media, claiming to show the S-300 SAMs already in combat readiness. The post claimed that these systems were spotted at the Mashhad International Airport, in northeastern Iran,” says the report, published by the Digital Forensic Research Lab.
Iran first displayed its S-300 during a military parade in April 2016. “A video posted in December 2017 reportedly showed a convoy moving towards Mashhad transporting the Russian-made SAMs,” the report adds.
“This video did not possess enough geolocation data to be verified, but the background in the video resembled the desert landscape around the city of Mashhad. Furthermore, the video clearly presented the S-300 SAM separate launch trailers, without the actual missiles. A visual comparison revealed that the vehicle seen towed on the flatbed truck was the same model as presented during the 2016 victory parade.”
The researchers believe that the system deployed at Mashhad was the same Almaz-Antey S-300 PMU2 that was spotted in the Iranian military parade.
The report also points out that key Iranian nuclear sites are located out of Mashhad‘s S-300 SAM reach since the system reportedly has a range of up to 250 kilometers. “As of now, other locations of the recently purchased SAMs remain unknown,” it concludes.
A recent analysis confirms previous reports that the Iranians have operationally deployed an S-300 missile system at the airport located in northeastern Iran. The locations of the additional air-defense systems remain unknown
Geolocation of the S-300 missiles seen in the picture. Left: (Source: Twitter / @AlSuraEnglish); Right: (Source: GoogleMaps) - Via medium.com/dfrlab
A recent report based on satellite imagery analysis confirms that Iran has deployed an S-300 air-defense missile system in the country’s north.
“On August 12, 2018, a photograph surfaced on the social media, claiming to show the S-300 SAMs already in combat readiness. The post claimed that these systems were spotted at the Mashhad International Airport, in northeastern Iran,” says the report, published by the Digital Forensic Research Lab.
Iran first displayed its S-300 during a military parade in April 2016. “A video posted in December 2017 reportedly showed a convoy moving towards Mashhad transporting the Russian-made SAMs,” the report adds.
“This video did not possess enough geolocation data to be verified, but the background in the video resembled the desert landscape around the city of Mashhad. Furthermore, the video clearly presented the S-300 SAM separate launch trailers, without the actual missiles. A visual comparison revealed that the vehicle seen towed on the flatbed truck was the same model as presented during the 2016 victory parade.”
The researchers believe that the system deployed at Mashhad was the same Almaz-Antey S-300 PMU2 that was spotted in the Iranian military parade.
The report also points out that key Iranian nuclear sites are located out of Mashhad‘s S-300 SAM reach since the system reportedly has a range of up to 250 kilometers. “As of now, other locations of the recently purchased SAMs remain unknown,” it concludes.
