Iran has increased the presence of Air Defense units in the northwestern areas of the country, Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said. Major General Mousavi said on Tuesday that the Army has strengthened the Air Defense units in the northwestern regions and may even deploy more forces to those areas if necessary. His comments came ...

Irans Air Defense units launched a large-scale military exercise covering more than half of the countrys territories. The joint air defense exercise, codenamed Guardians of Velayat Sky-99, kicked off on Wednesday morning, attended by air defense units from the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). Various types of homegrown missile ...

MNA Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said that Iran Air defense has ability to identify and destroy any drones in the country's sky. Stating that many air defense equipment is covert and can not be shown in Media, Sabahifard said, "Defense systems will be used as covert equipment when needed to make enemies ...

IRNA - Irans Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said on Monday that Iran's air defense has gained good achievements in various areas of air defense, including radar, missiles, and communications systems. Major General Mousavi met and held talks with Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard accompanied ...

MNA Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said that Iran's Air Defense is at the forefront of confronting the enemies according to the guidelines of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. "Air defense has been formed around for more than 100 years and the need for air defense was felt after the use of aircraft ...

Tasnim Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei commended the Iranian Air Defense forces for their contribution to national security. Head of the military office of Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Brigadier General Mohammad Shirazi, had a telephone conversation with Commander of Irans Air Defense Brigadier General Alireza ...

Tasnim The Islamic Republic of Irans Air Defense has shooed away an intruding F-18 fighter jet over the Persian Gulf, IRIB reported. A video released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) showed a foreign F-18 warplane approaching the Iranian airspace over the countrys southern waters on March 20. The Iranian Air Defense has given ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tasnim Irans Defense Ministry on Sunday unveiled a sophisticated air defense system capable of hitting several targets with homegrown Sayyad-3 missiles. In a ceremony in Tehran, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami unveiled the homegrown air defense system, dubbed Khordad 15th. Developed by the Defense Ministrys experts, it was formally ...

MNA The newly-appointed commander of the Iranian Army's Air Defense Force said on Saturday that the force is constantly watching the countrys airspace and any single move by the enemies will receive a firm response. Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi-Fard, the former commander of the Army's Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base, said the defense forces ...

MNA The Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri highlighted the significance of having broad outlooks in the field of air defense, saying that improving such capabilities is necessary to thwart potential threats in the future. Addressing a gathering of the Iranian Armys Air Force commanders in Tehran ...

IRNA The radar and navigation aid systems of Moein 40 and Nasser 40 were unveiled in the presence of Khatamulanbia Air Defense Commander Ali-Reza Sabahibard. The Islamic Republic Army's Public Relations Department said Moein 40 radar is a passive radar system with the capability of detecting and tracking targets in urban space. He added that ...

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 ...

MNA Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Sun. the homegrown mobile air defense system Bavar-373 will officially be unveiled by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20). Noting that the long-range defense system is 100% developed by domestic experts, Rear Admiral Sayyari said Bavar-373 is currently passing ...

MNA � Iranian air defense forces successfully test-launched the home-made Shalamcheh surface-to-air missiles from the indigenous air defense system Mersad, which is capable of destroying different types of modern fighter jets and drones. The missiles were fired on the second day of joint military drill on Tuesday.   �

Press TV - Irans armed forces have launched an annual air defense drill to test their capabilities in defending the Islamic Republics airspace against a wide range of threats, using an array of advancedweapons systems. Dubbed the Defenders of Velayat Skies 2018, the two-day drills kicked off on Monday and will feature joint operations by the Khatam ...

MNA Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force, Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a part of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force will hold a joint two-day drills tomorrow in large parts the country. Modafean-e-Aseman-e-Velayat 97 (The Defenders of Velayat Skies 97) wargames featuring Irans Army and the Islamic ...

Tasnim Irans Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi underlined the power of the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base (the central headquarters of Irans Air Defense) and said the countrys airspace is protected by the impenetrable wall of the base. In a message released on Friday, Major General Mousavi offered his congratulations over the 10th ...

IFP - An Iranian commander has highlighted the countrys self-sufficiency in defence industry, saying that the Islamic Republic will soon unveil a new smart air defence system. In an address to a group of people in the northern city of Sari on Friday, Deputy Defence Minister Reza Mozaffari-Nia said Iran is no longer dependent on foreign powers in ...