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Sedjil | |
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Type | Air-to-air missile [1] |
Service history | |
In service | 1988 April 4 |
Used by | Iran [2] [3] [4] |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Iran [1] [5] [6] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 500 kg |
Length | 5 m |
Diameter | 40 cm |
Propellant | Solid fuel |
Operational range | 90 km |
Maximum speed | 4-5 mach |
Guidance system | guided semiconductor radar |
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]
In its first military use Cpt. Mazandarani managed to shoot down one Super Etendard over Persian Gulf from 20 km 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]