Profile
- Type
- Medium-range surface-to-air missile system
- Conflict side
- Iran
- Origin
- Iran
- Service note
- 2019-present
Air Defense
Khordad-15 air-defense system
Khordad-15 is Iran's road-mobile medium-range surface-to-air missile system, unveiled in 2019 as part of the Islamic Republic's domestic air-defense layer. Source coverage describes it as a truck-mounted Sayyad-3 launcher with phased-array radar, and April 2026 reporting listed it within Iran's layered air-defense network during the United States-Iran Conflict, though the exact launcher used in the reported F-15E incident was not independently confirmed.
Service History
- In service
- Publicly unveiled in June 2019 and later described in reference coverage as an operational Iranian domestic SAM system.
- Used by
- Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force
- Wars
- United States-Iran Conflict
Production History
- Designer
- Iran Aviation Industries Organization
- Designed
- 2019
- Built in
- Iran
- Produced
- 2019-present
Specifications
- Launcher type
- Road-mobile truck-mounted TEL
- Missile
- Sayyad-3 surface-to-air missile
- Radar
- Phased-array radar
- Detection range
- Reported up to 150 km against fighters and drones
- Engagement range
- Reported up to 120 km against fighters and 45 km against stealth targets
- Stealth detection range
- Reported up to 85 km against stealth targets
- Simultaneous engagements
- Up to six targets claimed
Conflict Usage
- United States-Iran Conflict
- Side: IranRole: Medium-range air defense
During the United States-Iran Conflict, RFE/RL reported on the April 2026 U.S. F-15E shootdown claim and cited analysts describing Khordad-15 as part of Iran's layered air-defense network; the source did not independently identify Khordad-15 as the launcher used.
Khordad-15 air-defense system Images
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The National Interest: Iran's Khordad-15 Air Defense System Won't Save It from AmericaPublisher: The National Interest | Note: Supports the Khordad-15 background, IAIO development background, road-mobile truck-mounted layout, Sayyad-3 missiles, and phased-array radar description. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Reuters Facebook post: Iran says new air defence system used to target US fighter jetPublisher: Reuters | Note: Supports the broader United States-Iran Conflict incident context: Reuters reported Iran's claim that a new air-defence system was used by Iranian forces to target a U.S. fighter jet, but the post does not independently identify Khordad-15. | Accessed: 2026-06-20RFE/RL: Iran Claims To Down US F-15E With New Air Defense SystemPublisher: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | Note: Supports the United States-Iran Conflict direct-use context: Khordad-15 was fielded by Iran as part of the layered air-defense network described during the April 2026 F-15E shootdown claim. | Accessed: 2026-06-20CSIS: Iran Displays New Khordad 15 Missile Defense SystemPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports the June 2019 unveiling, the phased-array radar claim, and the reported strike-range description for Khordad-15. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Times of Israel: Iran unveils new advanced missile defense systemPublisher: The Times of Israel | Note: Supports the reported detection, engagement, and six-target claims for Khordad-15, as well as the U.S.-tension context around the unveiling. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Commons: 7-15 Khordad air missile systemPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the primary image and image provenance for a Khordad-15 launcher photo. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Commons: 5-15 Khordad air missile systemPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the gallery image and provenance for another Khordad-15 launcher view. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Commons: Zolfaghar 1401 - Surface-to-air missile exercise (49)Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the gallery image and provenance for a Khordad-15-related firing exercise photo. | Accessed: 2026-06-20