Asr (radar)
Asr ({{langx|fa|رادار عصر}} Radar) is an Iranian passive electronically scanned array long-range radar unveiled in 2013.{{cite book|last1=en.trend|title=Iran testing new naval long range radar system|date=3 September 2013 |url=http://en.trend.az/iran/2185516.html}}{{cite book|last1=farsnew|title=Phased array most recent test long-range maritime radar called "Asr"|url=http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920612000663|access-date=2016-04-15|archive-date=2013-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904102204/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920612000663|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|last1=TruthSeeker|title=Iran's Navy Unveils New Radar System|url=http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=85297}}
The Air Surveillance Radar or ASR is a 3-D solid state phased array radar, capable of detecting boats, low flying aircraft with a radar cross section (RCS) of {{convert|4|m2|abbr=on}} at a range of {{convert|5|-|110|nmi|mi km|abbr=on|0}}. The radar is jointly designed and built by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy and the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran).
Specifications
The indigenous ASR naval radar uses a passive electronically scanned array, which can be deployed on shore or on ships, making it less vulnerable to anti-radar missiles that use radar signals to home in on their target.{{cite book|last1=tasnimnews|title=Three "three-dimensional" of Iran / monitor enemy movements with advanced radars + Pictures|url=http://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1394/08/05/899210/%D8%B3%D9%87-%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-quot-%D8%B3%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%8F%D8%B9%D8%AF%DB%8C-quot-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1}}{{cite book|last1=farsnews|title=Phased array radar test "epoch" in the Gulf of Aden + Pictures|url=http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13931013000918}}{{cite book|last1=TruthSeeker|title=Iran's Navy Unveils New Radar System|url=http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=85297}}
Ceremony
The "Asr" radar was unveiled at a ceremony attended by Deputy Supreme Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy commander in 2013.{{cite book|last1=yjc|title=The unveiling of the three-dimensional radar "Asr"|url=http://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/4779850/%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-s-200-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF-2}}