'By utilizing advanced air defense systems which are made in Iran, the advanced radar-evading spy aircrafts can trace and monitor the enemies' airplanes at very high altitudes,' Reshadi told reporters on Monday.
He underlined that the state-of-the-art air defense systems can easily trace the AWACS reconnaissance airplanes and any aircraft will be traced in less than two minutes.
Brigadier General Reshadi underscored that the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the air defense field is so much that the enemies don’t even imagine of conducting an aggression against the country.
In November 2012, different systems with the capability of intercepting incoming cruise missiles as well as optimized and indigenized air defense missiles were tested in the massive aerial exercises code-named 'Modafe'an-e Aseman-e Velayat 4 (Defenders of Velayat Skies 4)'.
The advanced home-made Ya Zahra air defense missile system was among the systems tested in the wargames.
The air defense weapon is capable of identifying, intercepting and destroying aerial targets, including different types of aircraft, choppers and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
Ya Zahra is a mobile system and can be linked to the country's integrated air defense network and is capable of engaging and destroying several aerial targets simultaneously and also has a powerful fast reaction and full detection capabilities.
The Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country.
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Publish Date: 1 September 2015 - 01:02
Mashhad, Aug 31, IRNA – Commander of Imam Reza Air Defense System Brigadier General Abdollah Reshadi underlined that that the country's home-made defense systems are capable of tracing the modern radar-evading spy aircraft.