Islam Times - New Stage of Air Defense Drill Kicks Off in SW Iran

Islam Times - The second stage of a large-scale war game involving the Iranian air defense units started on Tuesday, focusing on the protection of the southwestern airspace.

The air defense bases attending the exercise practiced tactics to detect, track, intercept and shoot down hostile targets over areas in southwest and central Iran.

Iran’s homegrown ‘Majid’ air defense missile system took the lead during the new stage of the drill by bringing down various types of pilotless aircraft.

On February 2, the Defense Ministry unveiled an upgraded version of ‘Bavar 373’ air defense missile system, whose launcher stations have been equipped with separate radar sets that provide detection and tracking of targets as well as fire control, allowing each launcher to act independently without reliance on a central radar.

Iranian military 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.