During the Zolfaghar 1401 joint drills, Iran's Mersad air defense system targeted hostile simulated targets successfully.

During the main stage of the Zolfaqar 1401 joint drills, held in southern Iran,� the Iranian Army forces practiced downing hostile targets with various radar systems.

The advanced surface-to-air missile system 'Mersad' were employed to detect, intercept and hit the aerial targets over the war game zone.

Mersad�missile systems are used to fire Shahin (Falcon) missiles which are reverse-engineered, domestically upgraded versions of the MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missiles.

Earlier on Saturday, Iranian indigenous drones including Arash, Bavar, and Ababil 5 took off from the board of the Sahand destroyer and shot the simulated targets at the coast.

Also, the Iranian air defense systems including the low-altitude �Majid� air defense missile system and �Khatam� artillery fire control system targeted a range of aerial targets successfully.

The massive military exercise began early on Friday with the key motto of �self-confidence, power, sustainable security� in an area stretching from the Eastern sector of the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the Northern tip of the Indian Ocean.

The drills are aimed at testing indigenously-built military equipment and enhancing the country's preparedness against potential threats.

 

 

By MEHR�