Iranian anti-aircraft artilleryGun-based short-range air defense artilleryBuilt by: Multiple; Iranian defense industry, KBP Instrument Design Bureau lineage, and Oerlikon Contraves lineageIranian anti-aircraft artillery is an aggregate category for gun-based air-defense systems in Iranian service, including ZU-23-2/Mesbah 23 mm weapons, Oerlikon-derived 35 mm Samavat guns, and older heavy-caliber systems. In the United States-Iran Conflict, open-source reporting connected these guns to Operation Epic Fury as low-altitude point-defense threats, strike targets, and attempted fire against U.S. aircraft.Built in archive
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Iranian anti-aircraft artilleryGun-based short-range air defense artilleryBuilt by: Multiple; Iranian defense industry, KBP Instrument Design Bureau lineage, and Oerlikon Contraves lineageIranian anti-aircraft artillery is an aggregate category for gun-based air-defense systems in Iranian service, including ZU-23-2/Mesbah 23 mm weapons, Oerlikon-derived 35 mm Samavat guns, and older heavy-caliber systems. In the United States-Iran Conflict, open-source reporting connected these guns to Operation Epic Fury as low-altitude point-defense threats, strike targets, and attempted fire against U.S. aircraft.