Herz-9

Herz-9 (Persian: حرز نهم) is an Iranian, domestically built, mobile air defense system developed and unveiled in 2013. The system is developed from the HQ-7.

== Development == In May 2013, the Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced the launched of the mass production of a new air defense system called Herz-9.

== Description == According to Iran's Defense Minister, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, the Herz-9 system is capable of identifying and engaging enemy helicopters, rockets, and fighter aircraft at low altitudes and within a range of approximately 8 to 12 kilometers. Vahidi stated that the system is mobile and incorporates advanced computer hardware, software, and navigation technologies currently in use by Iran's Defense Ministry.

References

Iran says producing new air defense missile Deprecated link archived 2014-01-28 at archive.today bigstory.ap.org Defense minister inaugurates Herz 9 protector air defense system production line Archived 2022-10-26 at the Wayback Machine irandailybrief.com

== External links == Photos: Iran inaugurates mass-production of new air defence system ‘Herz 9’ theiranproject.com