Mehrab () or Altar is an Iranian-designed, short or mid-range
surface-to-air missile
A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground or the sea to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-ai ...
(SAM)
based on the
Sayyad-2
Sayyad (, Hunter) is a series of solid-fuel missile, solid fuel surface-to-air missiles (SAM) manufactured by Iran.
Sayyad-1
Sayyad-1 is an Iranian variant of the Chinese HQ-2 SAM using some domestic components.
Sayyad-2
The Sayyad-2 is a ...
.
Design
According to IRGC officials speaking to Iranian state-media sources, the missile contains "a built-in system that enables it to thwart jammers".
The missile was tested fired reportedly between December 2011 and January 2012.
References
{{Weapons of Iran
Surface-to-air missiles of Iran
Naval surface-to-air missiles
Post–Cold War weapons of Iran