Bina ASM/SSM and Rainy MRBM

Bina ASM/SSM

Video still from Iran TV of IRGC-AF Su-25UBK armed with two Bina ("Sighted") air-to-surface missiles (ASMs) mounted on inward wing pylons.

Video still from Iran TV of IRGC-AF Su-25UBK firing Bina ("Sighted") ASM

 

Iran media photo of Bina ASM/SSM model 1392 (2014)

Side view close-up of Bina ASM/SSM model 1392 (2014)

Side view of Bina ASM/SSM model 1392 (2014)

Partial view of "Paveway" LGB-like semi-active laser homing seeker head

Rainy MRBM

Rainy MRBM cluster warhead or MIRV dependent on various Iran media claims

Associated by Iran TV with Rainy MRBM launch, a liquid-fueled MRBM closely resembling Shahab-3/Ghadir series of ballistic missiles. Reports circulating describe Iran's president attempted to halt or suspend this MRBM launch presumably to assist current IRIG executive branch driven efforts at rapprochement with West.

Above: Iran TV presentation on Rainy MRBM and Bina ASM/SSM launches

Photos: Islamic Republic News Agency and Masregh News

Iran Test-Fires ‘New Generation’ Missiles

Iran's official news agency IRNA announced today that the Iranian military has successfully test-fired two “new generation” ballistic and laser-guided missiles designed to evade radar detection systems.

“The new generation of long-range ground-to-ground ballistic missile with a fragmentation warhead, and the laser-guided air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile, dubbed Bina, have been successfully test-fired," said Iranian Defense Minister IRGC Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqan (IRIB/Reuters, 10 February)

“The Bina is capable of striking important targets such as bridges, tanks and enemy command centers with great precision,” Gen. Dehqan added.

Photo credit: Bina laser-guided SAM/SSM. (AZVision)