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IRAN SAYS IT PRODUCED MEDIUM-RANGE MISSILE SYSTEM
Tert.am
11:44 ~U 01.10.11
The Islamic Republic of Iran has delivered a domestically manufactured
medium-range missile system named Mersad (Ambush) to the country's
air defense units, the Tehran Times reported.
"This missile system is completely domestic [production] and has been
designed and built by the competent experts of [the Islamic Revolution
Guards Corps (IRGC)'s] Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base and the
country's defense industry," Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard,
the deputy commander of the military base, said on Thursday.
The official added that the construction of the missile system by
Iranian experts "proved once again that the country's enemies have
been left disappointed in their desperate attempts to impose sanctions
on Iran."
According to the Iranian commander, the apparatus is capable of
identifying and destroying targets at low altitudes.
"The command and control center of this system is completely digital,
sophisticated, and equipped with a simulator" and can receive signals,
while functioning as part of a unified network of air defense to
identify and track targets, Sabahifard further explained.
In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense
sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military
equipment and systems.
The Islamic Republic has, however, repeatedly said that its military
prowess poses no threat to other countries and that its defense
doctrine is based on deterrence.
Tert.am
11:44 ~U 01.10.11
The Islamic Republic of Iran has delivered a domestically manufactured
medium-range missile system named Mersad (Ambush) to the country's
air defense units, the Tehran Times reported.
"This missile system is completely domestic [production] and has been
designed and built by the competent experts of [the Islamic Revolution
Guards Corps (IRGC)'s] Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base and the
country's defense industry," Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard,
the deputy commander of the military base, said on Thursday.
The official added that the construction of the missile system by
Iranian experts "proved once again that the country's enemies have
been left disappointed in their desperate attempts to impose sanctions
on Iran."
According to the Iranian commander, the apparatus is capable of
identifying and destroying targets at low altitudes.
"The command and control center of this system is completely digital,
sophisticated, and equipped with a simulator" and can receive signals,
while functioning as part of a unified network of air defense to
identify and track targets, Sabahifard further explained.
In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense
sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military
equipment and systems.
The Islamic Republic has, however, repeatedly said that its military
prowess poses no threat to other countries and that its defense
doctrine is based on deterrence.