Iran has strengthened its air defense capabilities by deploying long-range combat drones equipped with air-to-air missiles, according to Iranian media. These marches were shown on Sunday morning, during a televised ceremony organized at a military university in Tehran.
Published in:
2 minutes
Iranian official media announced on SundayIran It strengthened its capabilities in the field of air defense, by deploying long-range combat missions equipped with air-to-air missiles.
The Iranian “IRNA” news agency reported, “A group of Karar marches armed with Majeed (air-to-air) missiles joined the units of the Army Air Defense Force.”
These marches were shown on Sunday morning, during a televised ceremony organized at a military university in Tehran. The Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, Major General Abdul Rahim Mousavi, said, “The enemies must review their strategies in air combat, especially in the field of drones, and today the Air Defense Force will have the upper hand in air battles in this field.”
IRNA reported that the Karrar defense march, the first version of which was unveiled in 2010, is equipped with the Majeed thermal missile, which has a range of up to eight kilometers, and is “entirely made in Iran.”
Major General Mousavi said: “We have long felt the need to have a flying object made by local scientists, and at a very cheap price, that can perform tasks that we cannot do, or we are forced to do these tasks at high costs. This work has been completed, and it has passed the successful operational test for the first time.” “Once on maneuvers not long ago.”
He continued: “About a month ago, some of these armed drones joined the army’s air defense forces, and today the second phase of the Karar drones armed with the Majeed air-to-air missile joined the air defense areas, and they will add great capabilities to the air defense forces.” “.
The development of Iran’s military arsenal raises concerns in many countries, especially the United States and Israel, the two arch enemies of the Islamic Republic.
Both the United States and Israel accuse Tehran of providing marches to its allies in the Middle East, especially Lebanese Hezbollah and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The Islamic Republic was also accused of providing Russia with drones to carry out attacks in Ukraine, and Tehran admitted this. It confirmed that these deliveries took place before the attack on Ukraine, but that did not spare it from a package of Western sanctions.
Iran began manufacturing drones in the 1980s, during its eight-year war with Iraq.
France 24/AFP
#Iran #strengthening #air #defenses #deploying #longrange #airtoair #combat #missions
2023-12-11 03:48:02
