The Sadid-345, also known simply as the Sadid guided bomb is an Iranian precision-guided

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with a fragmentation warhead. The Sadid-345 is meant for use on

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s. Its main launch platform is the Shahed 129.

Specifications

The bomb weighs 34 kg and is 1.63 meters long, with a diameter of 152 mm. It has four fixed fins on the body for lift and stability and four deflectable fins on the tail for trajectory control. The bomb has a range of 6 km and is made of composite material. The Sadid-345 warhead is filled with

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explosive and is prefragmented, with a specified lethal radius of 30 m. It is detonated by an impact fuse. There is the possibility that Sadid-345 glide bombs could be developed with tandem-warheads, but as of the present there is no evidence of this. The Sadid-345 can be equipped with an infrared seeker, with CEP of 2.5 meters, a laser seeker with a CEP of 2.5 m, or a visual light seeker with a CEP of 5 m (though the CEP may be larger if there is difficulty with the image processing).

Operational history

Development

The Sadid-345 was developed after the intended armament for Iran's Shahed 129 UAV, the Sadid-1 ATGM, could not be successfully integrated for unclear reasons. It is believed the Sadid-345 was developed from the Toophan through the removal of the engine, propulsion system, and wire guidance components.

Use

The

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is the only purchaser of the Sadid-345, as of 2018. "Tens" of Sadid-345 bombs have been dropped on the

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in Syria by Shahed 129s. It can also be integrated on

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attack helicopters.

Launch platforms

* Shahed 129 *

References

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