Iran reveals Mersad upgrade Iran's air-defence force announced on 2 October that it had unveiled a medium-range tactical radar called the Hormuz. While the radar was not seen in photographs of the event, a poster of the Hormuz showed a Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR) from the Hawk surface-to-air missile system. Iran received HAWKs before the 1979 revolution and now uses modified versions called the Mersad. The Mehr news agency reported that, as well as establishing a target's speed, the Hormuz radar can accurately track its range and send high-quality data to the fire-control centre. The original CWAR could only provide approximate range data.
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