Bavar-373

Bavar 373
This illustration shows a prototype of Iran's mobile air defense system, Bavar 373, with cylindrical containers. However, the final product, unveiled in 2016, is equipped with cube containers.
Type	Air defense system
Place of origin	Iran
Service history
In service	Iran (practical tests are expected until March 2017)
Production history
Designed	2010

Bavar-373 (Persian: باور-۳۷۳‎‎, meaning 'Belief') is an Iranian designed long-range mobile air defense system unveiled in August, 2016.

After the Russian ban on exporting S-300 to Iran (which was lifted in 2015), Defense minister Ahmad Vahidi told Iranian media at Sept. 22. 2010 that they will develop a similar domestic system by themselves: "We have planned to build a long-range air defense missile system similar to S-300. By God's grace and by the Iranian engineers' efforts, we will reach self-sufficiency in this regard."

It was later revealed that the name of the system will be Bavar 373. Bavar meaning "belief" and 373 which is the Abjad number of prophet Muhammad's name.

Farzad Esmaieli, commander of Khatam-ol-Anbia Base told Iranian media that the development of this system started by the direct order of supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei when the first information about cancellation of S-300 contract was revealed and Iranian personnel were still being trained in Russia on it. He said the project was in the stage of prototype designing and that it was not going to suffer from the weak points of the S-300. He continued that in the area of detection and radars, a very good point was reached and defense ministry was working on two or three missiles each for a different range and altitude. He said that the design was complete, all the parts were going to be manufactured inside the country and it had a good ability to detect and intercept enemy aircraft. According to Iranian military sources, the system is much more capable than S-300P class.