Sedjil (air-to-air missile)

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Not to be confused with other similar name an Iranian missile, Sejjil.
Sedjil
TypeAir-to-air missile[1]
Service history
In service1988 April 4
Used byIran[2][3][4]
Production history
ManufacturerIran[1][5][6]
Specifications
Mass500 kg
Length5 m
Diameter40 cm
PropellantSolid fuel
Operational
range
90 km
Maximum speed 4-5 mach
Guidance
system
guided semiconductor radar
F-14 Tomcat, which can carry a Sedjil-missile

Sedjil (Persian: سجیل) is an Iranian air-to-air missile.[1][7][8] It is a "guided semiconductor radar", made by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (by the organization "Jahad-Khodkafai" [Self-sufficiency jihad]); which is actually a changed version of ground-to-air missile HAWK. Sedjil's approximately weigh 500 kg, its length is 5 meters and its diameter is about 40 cm. The effective range of the missile is approximately 90 km. Its speed is estimated to be about 4-5 mach.[1]

After passing six years in the Iran-Iraq War the prolonged war led to a shortage of weapons for Iranian forces. They felt the need for the related war pieces.[1] Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, employed an experienced pilot. They hired "Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani" as the experimenter pilot in November 1986, and succeeded to synchronize the mentioned missile with the radar E.N./E.W.G-9, dedicated to fighter planes. Likewise, at the mentioned action, the experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force presented a related plan too. The conversion plan and use of HAWK-missiles were for the first time presented on 12 August 1986 with the name of "Project-Sedjil" by Ata'allah-Bazargan (a high-ranking military pilot) and Fereidun Ali Mazandarani. It was submitted to Iran-air-force.[9] The missile[10][11][12][13] was finally manufactured on 4 April 1988.[14]

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  2. ^ Fardanews, Sedjil (missile) Retrieved 15 June 2020
  3. ^ Iran Equipped Its F-14s With Modified Hawk SAMs That Had Bombs Attached To Their Noses thedrive.com Retrieved 15 June 2020
  4. ^ Sedjil Project - AIM23 missile rahrovan-artesh.ir Retrieved 15 June 2020
  5. ^ Tomcats equipped with Sedjil missiles fardanews.com Retrieved 15 June 2020
  6. ^ How does "Sedjil" sit on the foreheads of the enemies of the Islamic Republic? shoaresaal.ir Retrieved 15 June 2020
  7. ^ Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, Iran's new missile Retrieved 15 June 2020
  8. ^ Familiarity with air-to-air missiles in Iran hamshahrionline.ir Retrieved 15 June 2020
  9. ^ How does "Sedjil" sit on the foreheads of the enemies of the Islamic Republic? dana.ir Retrieved 15 June 2020
  10. ^ Sedjil on the foreheads of the enemies of the Islamic Republic iraneconomist.com Retrieved 15 June 2020
  11. ^ Defenders of Iran's airspace; From Sedjil to Fakoor 3danews.ir Retrieved 15 June 2020
  12. ^ Tomcats equipped with Sedjil missile tasnimnews.com Retrieved 15 June 2020
  13. ^ Iranian Sedjil in American Tomcat irinn.ir Retrieved 15 June 2020
  14. ^ The world is amazed by Iran's missile power, "Sedjil" missile yjc.ir Retrieved 15 June 2020
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