Sedjil () is an Iranian semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile.Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, Iran's new missile Retrieved 15 June 2020Familiarity with air-to-air missiles in Iran hamshahrionline.ir Retrieved 15 June 2020 It is made by the Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and is actually a modified version of the surface-to-air MIM-23 HAWK. The Sedjil weighs approximately 500 kg, its length is 5 meters and its diameter is about 40 cm. The effective range of the missile is approximately 150/180/200 km. Its speed is estimated to be about mach 4/5-5/5.

After six years of combat in the Iran–Iraq War, the prolonged conflict led to a shortage of weapons for Iranian forces, and they felt the need to procure additional weapons systems. The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, employed an experienced test pilot, Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani, as the experimental pilot in November 1986, and succeeded in synchronizing the mentioned missile with the AN/AWG-9 radar of the F-14 Tomcat launch aircraft. Experts in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force also presented a related plan to convert the HAWK missiles. This plan was presented for the first time on 12 August 1986 with the name of "Project-Sedjil" by Ata'Allah-Bazargan (a high-ranking military pilot) and Fereidun Ali Mazandarani. It was submitted to the Iranian Air Force.How does "Sedjil" sit on the foreheads of the enemies of the Islamic Republic? dana.ir Retrieved 15 June 2020 The missileSedjil on the foreheads of the enemies of the Islamic Republic iraneconomist.com Retrieved 15 June 2020Defenders of Iran's airspace; From Sedjil to Fakoor 3danews.ir Retrieved 15 June 2020Iranian Sedjil in American Tomcat irinn.ir Retrieved 15 June 2020 was finally manufactured on 4 April 1988.The world is amazed by Iran's missile power, "Sedjil" missile yjc.ir Retrieved 15 June 2020

Operational history In its first military use Cpt. Mazandarani managed to shoot down one Super Etendard over Persian Gulf from 20 km away.

According to Iranian military documents and the book "Battle in the Sky" written by Brigadier General Fazllolah Javidnia, a MiG-29A was shot down by an F-14A using this missile in 1988.

See also List of military equipment manufactured in Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Sejjil Iran–Iraq War

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