Bavar-373 air-defense system

Conflict Usage

United States-Iran Conflict

Side: IranRole: Long-range air defenseair defense

During the United States-Iran Conflict, defense reporting described Bavar-373 as part of Iran's layered long-range surface-to-air missile network as U.S. and Israeli strikes targeted Iranian air defenses; separate April 2026 reporting said Iran used a new, unspecified air-defense system to target a U.S. fighter jet.

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