Tasnim � Iran�s homegrown long-range air defense missile system dubbed �Bavar-373� is planned to come into operation in the next Iranian year (begins on March 21, 2018), Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili announced.





Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Wednesday, Brigadier General Esmaili pointed to the employment of the Russian-made S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, saying it has been installed and is operated by the country�s air defense forces.

Iran took the delivery of the S300-PMU2 missile system from Russia in July 2016.


The commander added that the Bavar-373 missile system, which would be �stronger than the S-300�, is planned to be tested by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2018).

He went on to say that the domestically-made missile system will be added to the country�s integrated air defense network in the next Iranian year.

Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent years made great headways in manufacturing a broad range of indigenous equipment, making the armed forces self-sufficient in the arms sphere.

Tehran has always assured other nations that its military might poses no threat to regional countries, saying that the Islamic Republic�s defense doctrine is entirely based on deterrence.