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 semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile.[1][7][8] It is made by the Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and is actually a modified version of the surface-to-air MIM-23 HAWK. The Sedjil weighs approximately 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 six years of combat in the Iran-Iraq War, the prolonged conflict led to a shortage of weapons for Iranian forces, and they felt the need to procure additional weapons systems.[1] The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, employed an experienced test pilot, Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani, as the experimenter pilot in November 1986, and succeeded in synchronizing the mentioned missile with the AN/APG-79 radar of the F-14 Tomcat launch aircraft. Additionally, experts in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force presented a related plan to convert the HAWK missiles. This plan was presented for the first time 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 the Iranian Air Force.[9] The missile[10][11][12][13] was finally manufactured on 4 April 1988.[14]

Operational history

In its first military use Cpt. Mazandarani managed to shoot down one Super Etendard over Persian Gulf from 20km away.[15]

According to Iranian military documents and the book "Battle in the Sky" written by Brigadier General Fazllolah Javidnia, a MiG-29A was shot down by an F-14A using this missile in 1988.[15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The world is amazed by Iran's missile power, "Sedjil" missile". yjc.ir. 15 June 2020.
  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
  15. 1 2 Leone, Dario (2020-05-31). "Former IRIAF F-14 pilot explains how he was able to score 16 aerial kills in the Tomcat (eight with the AIM-54 Phoenix missile, two with the M61A Vulcan gun, and one with the MIM-23 Hawk missile)". The Aviation Geek Club. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
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