IRGC Navy Tests Iran’s Sayyad-3G Naval Surface-to-Air Missile System

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IRGC Navy Tests Iran’s Sayyad-3G Naval Surface-to-Air Missile System

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IRGC Navy Tests Iran’s Sayyad-3G Naval Surface-to-Air Missile System

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy tested the Sayyad-3G naval surface-to-air missile for the first time. The system enhances Iran’s maritime air defence capability in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.

Sayyad-3G Naval Air Defence System:

Dimension Key Details
Developed By Iran
Type Advanced naval surface to air missile system
Operational Range Approximately 150 kilometers
Speed Estimated between Mach 4.5 and Mach 5.1
Launch System Utilises Vertical Launch System providing 360 degree coverage
Guidance Mechanism Comprises inertial mid course guidance and radar based terminal homing and can operate within integrated command network or independently using host ship radar
Launch Platform Launched from Shahid Sayyad Shirazi catamaran corvette of Shahid Soleimani class
Target Profile Designed to intercept fighter jets maritime patrol aircraft high altitude UAVs and cruise missiles
Variant Feature G variant optimised for humid and corrosive maritime environment unlike original 2016 land based Sayyad 3
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With reference to the guidance mechanism of the Sayyad-3G system, consider the following statements:
1. It uses inertial guidance for mid-course phase.
2. It uses radar-based terminal homing.
3. It relies only on off-board sensors and cannot use the host ship radar.

Which of the statements given above are correct?