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Mersad

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Mersad, Persian for ambush, is an Iranian low- to mid-range air defense system developed in 2010. It fires Shahin missiles, reverse-engineered and domestically upgraded versions of the American MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missile, and is supported by a series of domestically produced radars and electronic systems. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Surface-to-air missile system 1
Introduced Year
2010 2
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Mersad
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service = 2010-present
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2. Wikidata: Mersad
Wikidata Q6820528, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Mersad (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q6820528 (P729 service entry): 2010
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Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 2010.
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