{
  "id": "sam-22",
  "name": "SAM-22 (SA-22 Greyhound)",
  "aliases": [
    "SA-22E Other spellings: Pantsyr",
    "Pantzyr",
    "Pantzir"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "IRN",
  "category": "Short-range air defense gun/missile system",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2004,
  "operators": [
    "IRN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "Iran imports many of their military weapons and equipment from China and Russia. The SAM-22 is a exported Pantsir-S1 (SA-22 Greyhound).",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Kamaz-6560",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 90,
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-22"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source."
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapons & Ammunition Types Typical Combat Load: 57e6-e missiles",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Pantsir -S1 12 -S1-0 12 On Launchers 8 Spares inside 4",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapons & Ammunition Types Typical Combat Load: 2 x 30-mm twin-barrel autocannons mix of fapds-t and apfsds-t",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1,400 Rounds",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "2A38",
      "role": "Autocannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "57E6-E/9M335/SA-22E",
      "role": "Armament",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Guidance": "Radar SACLOS, ACLOS, Homeon- Jam",
        "Warhead": "Fragmenting rod and HE",
        "Warhead weight": "16 kg"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "APFSDS-T, M929",
      "role": "Armament",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {},
      "range_km": [
        0.2,
        2.5
      ]
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "PANTSIR-S1",
      "text": "The gun/missile system module can be mounted on various chassis. The early version is mounted on a Ural-5323 truck, used for site defense of stationary targets. It had three radars and 2A72 gun.",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-22"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PANTSIR-S1-0",
      "text": "\"Unified Armament Turret\" with 8 launchers (12 SAMS) and 2 guns mounts on various chassis (e.g., trucks, BTR-80, BMP-3, BMD-3, trailers, and stands). Russians now offer this variant on the 2S6 (GM-352) chassis.",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-22"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/sam-22.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-sam-22": {
      "title": "SAM-22 (SA-22 Greyhound) Iranian Short-Range Air Defense Gun/Missile System",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/SAM-22_SA-22_Greyhound_Iranian_Short-Range_Air_Defense_Gun_Missile_System",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}