According to Observer Network , citing US media reports, " Iran is secretly planning to provide ballistic missile to Russia".
" Washington Post " quoted anonymous US government officials as saying that Iran is about to deliver the first batch of surface-to-surface missiles to Russia to carry out targeted strikes on infrastructure and military targets in Ukraine, including "Conquer-110" short-range missiles and "Sword of Allah" medium-range missiles.
Among them, "Conqueror 110" is Iran's "star missile ", which has participated in almost every war in the Middle East that Iranian armed forces have participated in in recent years. has rich practical experience. After the US military assassinated Iran's highest military commander, Soleimani, , Iran used this missile to retaliate against the US military's base in Iraq, and most of them hit the target. "Sword of Allah" is a new type of missile that Iran just announced two years ago, with a range of up to 700 kilometers.
Both missiles belong to tactical missile , which is mainly used to attack small fortifications and buildings of the enemy. The "Iskander" missile used by Russia to strike Ukraine is a strategic missile and is used to strike large facilities with the goal of weakening the national strength of the enemy country. As far as the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield is concerned, the cost-effectiveness of tactical missiles is much higher than that of strategic missiles.
Outsiders generally believe that Russia, a military power that inherited the Soviet Union's huge wealth, would not have fallen to buy weapons with Iran, right? This is true in terms of heavy weapons, but when it comes to new weapons, Russia may not be able to develop well as Iran.
First of all, Russia's international environment is much better than Iran. Before the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the last time Russia participated in was the Chechen War , but to put it bluntly, the Chechen War was more like a war against terrorism, and it is still very different from a large frontal battlefield.
Iran is different. Since the outbreak of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, relations between Iran and the United States and the West have deteriorated sharply. In the past 40 years, they have either been fighting or supporting agents to fight. Whether it is the combat level of the military or the military industry, they have accumulated a lot of practical experience.
is also because of this reason. Iran has never stopped developing new weapons and upgrading old weapons. However, after Russia split from the Soviet Union, it lost a large number of technology and supporting facilities, and most of the retained were nuclear weapons and heavy weapons. The economic recession was caused by the implementation of "shock therapy" in the early stage of independence, which greatly restricted Russia's military industry development. What best reflects this difference is the military drone level of both sides. Some time ago, Western media have been hyping up the Russian procurement of drones from Iran for use in the battlefield in eastern Ukraine. Last month, a commander of the Ukrainian army also issued a document confirming that the Russian army used Iran-made suicide drones in the Kharkiv area.
From the scene photos released by the Ukrainian military, it is vaguely possible to distinguish the appearance of the Iranian "Witness-136" drone, but both Russia and Iran claimed that they did not conduct drone transactions, so it is difficult to determine who is lying.
As early as Pahlavi dynasty , Iran introduced two of the most advanced drones from the United States and began to develop drone technology with the support of the United States. After
broke up with the West, Iran did not stop the research and development of drones. Several small workshops produced by the Revolutionary Guards themselves even developed into Iran's most important drone company - Qods Aviation Industry Corporation. Major prestigious schools in Iran also attached importance to the education and research on drone technology after and Iran's Iranian war.
In addition, during years of war, Iran has also seized many advanced drones from Western countries. With the model of external help as the supplement and research and development as the main focus, Iran's drone technology has developed rapidly and has achieved large-scale mass production in recent years.
Russia is still highly dependent on imports from abroad for the reasons mentioned above and the lack of attention to drone research and development.The only drones independently developed have poor performance. They are okay as decorations, but they can only be given away for free if they really go to the battlefield.
For so many years, Russia has been following the military philosophy of the Soviet era. But the current situation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has broken their "comfort zone". Faced with various anti-tanks, anti-missiles and air defense systems that the West supports Ukraine, Russia's "steel torrent" can play a very limited role, otherwise the Russian army would not be forced to throw away so many heavy weapons in the early stages of the war.
Modern reconnaissance and attack drone can solve this problem just by solving this problem. The slow speed and low flight altitude make it effectively avoid the detection of NATO early warning aircraft. And because of the cheap mass production, I don’t feel sorry for being knocked out.
Reviewing the development of military levels in various countries, it is not difficult to find a phenomenon: temporary lead does not mean permanently being invincible, and those temporarily lagging behind can also overtake with specific historical opportunities. Inadequate economic strength will indeed hinder the offensive on the battlefield, but isn’t it because of Russia’s self-confidence and indulgence in the glory of the past?
