A senior Iranian commander says the use of indigenous systems, which were created amid decades-long sanctions by the West, is the superior factor in the country’s air defense power.

MNA The Commander of Iranian Air Defence Force noted that 24-hour full protection and monitoring of Iran's airspace is the duty of Iran's Air Defence. The Commander of Iranian Air Defence Force, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard made some marks in his visit to different sections of an Air Defence groups in Fordow a northeast city of Qom province ...

MNA The two radar systems will boost the Iranian air defense ability to guard the sky against enemies threats. The ceremony to unveil Khalij Fars [Persian Gulf] and Moragheb [Watchful] radars were held on Sunday morning with Army's Chief Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi and Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard in ...

MNA Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said that the ongoing air defense drill in Semnan province is a simulation of the situation in the Persian Gulf. The area of this war game is a simulation of Persian Gulf region, especially Hormuz Strait; meaning all the systems that we use to detect and counter threats ...

Press TV - Irans Army has shot down an unidentified drone that was violating Irans airspace near the port city of Mahshahr in the southwestern province of Khuzestan on the Persian Gulf coast. Commander of the Iranian Armys Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard said the intruding unmanned aerial vehicle was brought down early Friday ...

MNA Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said on Thu. that homegrown Bavar-373 defense missile system has greatly enhanced the countrys deterrence power. Irans advanced homegrown Bavar-373 defense missile system will throw off enemies calculations threatening the Islamic Establishment, he said. He highlighted ...

MNA Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard recommended policymakers of West Asian countries not to join the US-led coalition in the Persian Gulf. The security of the Persian Gulf and West Asia can only be ensured by the cooperation of regional states and any foreign presence or formation of coalitions,...

Tehran Times A top military commander said on Wednesday that Irans defense capability cannot be tested, saying if the enemies dont dare to approach the Strait of Hormuz and are withdrawing their warships from the Persian Gulf it is because of Irans deterrence power. If the enemy is stopped at 200 miles from the Strait of Hormuz and withdrawing ...

Press TV - Iraq has called for enhanced cooperation with neighboring Iran in the area of air defense, days after Tehran successfully thwarted an American spying mission by downing a sophisticated surveillance drone over Iranian territorial waters. Visiting Deputy Commander of the Iraqi Army Tariq Abbas Ibrahim Abdulhussein made the call during a ...

Tasnim Commander of the newly established Air Defense Force of the Iranian Army said special plans have been devised to ensure security of the annual commemorative services marking the anniversary of demise of Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic. Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard on Sunday said the Armys Air Defense carries ...

Tasnim Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed the commander of the newly established Air Defense Force of the Iranian Army, and the new commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base. In a decree on Tuesday, Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, the current chief-commander of the Army, as ...

MNA The commander of the Iranian Army's Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base reiterated on Monday the Army's constant watch on the movements made by the enemies and trans-regional states in different situations. Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard underlined the country's integrated missile and radar systems, saying the Army constantly monitors ...

MNA Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard, the commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base, said that Iran is able to fulfill the needs of other countries in the defense sector. Thanks to the efforts and perseverance of domestic experts, we are not only able to fulfill our demands for equipment, but also to meet the needs of other countries in ...

Tasnim Irans Air Defense commander inaugurated a new radar site in the countrys southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan on Saturday. Accompanied by a group of ranking commanders, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard launched the new radar site, dubbed Vahdat-e-Birak, in the city of Zahedan, the provinces capital. He also unveiled the ...

IRNA Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issued a decree on Tuesday appointing Brigadier-General Alireza Sabahi Fard as the new commander of Khatam al-Anbiya air defense base affiliated to the Iranian Army. The Leader said he expected further progress of the air defense in effective interaction with the Iranian Army as a whole. Ayatollah ...

Tasnim The Lieutenant Commander of Irans Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base, referring to the January 2016 arrest of US sailors by Iran in the Persian Gulf, said the air defense bases warning alerts forced the enemy fighter jets attempting to save the sailors to back off. Regarding the arrest of American sailors, they (the US) attempted to free their ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A senior Iranian commander said the Air Defense units have intensified their monitoring measures at the countrys sensitive locations, such as the nuclear sites. Controlling the flight routes and corridors above the countrys crucial and nuclear sensitive regions are among the Air Defense bases duties, and the Air Defense is ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Lieutenant Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard underlined that Iran's powerful radar systems are capable of tracing the U-2 stealth aircrafts. "Using the indigenized radars built by the young scientists and experts of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base, we can monitor all enemy moves even ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Lieutenant Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said Iran's outstanding air defense power has, as acknowledged by the entire world, made Iran's sky the most secure one in the world. "The country's air defense power has grown remarkably in recent years after utilizing new information and ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran's air defense units keep close watch on the tiniest moves in the country's airspace, a senior military commander underlined. Lieutenant Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base General Ali Reza Sabahi-Fard said on Monday that the countrys entire airspace is closely monitored by the integrated network of air defense. Not ...