29 Mar 2024
Sunday 26 June 2016 - 15:35
Story Code : 220497

Cmdr. predicts improvements to air defense in southern waters

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base commander has announced new plans on the agenda to bring changes and improvements into air defense in Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman.Brig. Gen. Farzad Esmaili told reporters on Sunday thatdeployment of defensive systems in 3700 parts of the country had been achievedand that no particular bottleneck existed in radar and missile fields.

"The air system has provided flight security for passing airplanes which exceed900 flightsdaily;flights passing through Iranian airspace and regional flights are monitored using integrated air defense systems and in case an aircraft intends to get closer to the countrys borders, we will send necessary warnings to them," said the commander.

Esmaili also added thatmost flights passed through Isfahans airspace, and thatthe central defense zonelocated in Isfahan"is responsible for protecting UCF nuclear sites in Natanz and those in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari and Yazd provinces."

By Mehr News Agency
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