29 Mar 2024
Sunday 28 July 2013 - 16:04
Story Code : 41824

Commander underscores all-out preparedness of Iran's air defense unit

TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli said his forces are fully prepared to defend the country against threats in the region.


Speaking during a visit to the countrys Western Air Defense Zone in Hamedan province, Esmayeeli said, Air defense (Unit) today is more vigilant than the past and by covering 3,600 points it does not allow any airplane or any moving object to enter the Islamic Republics airspace without prior coordination.

Cultural and security trainings in the field air defense has made our warriors and personnel powerful to stand against enemies, he added.

Iran has developed a powerful air defense unit in the last decade. In November, different systems with the capability of intercepting incoming cruise missiles as well as optimized and indigenized air defense missiles were tested in the massive aerial exercises code-named 'Modafe'an-e Aseman-e Velayat 4 (Defenders of Velayat Skies 4)'.

The advanced home-made Ya Zahra air defense missile system was among the systems tested in the wargames.

The air defense weapon is capable of identifying, intercepting and destroying aerial targets, including different types of aircraft, choppers and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

Ya Zahra is a mobile system and can be linked to the country's integrated air defense network and is capable of engaging and destroying several aerial targets simultaneously and also has a powerful fast reaction and full detection capabilities.

During the wargames, Iran also tested a variety of missile systems, including anti-cruise weapons.

Also artilleries, shoulder-launched weapons and low-altitude missile systems were used in the military drills.

Iranian air defense units also exercised targeting Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with anti-aircraft Hawk missiles.

The missile was fired by a mobile air defense system on a missile-launching vehicle.

By Fars News Agency

 

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