Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi attended the inauguration ceremony and
briefed reporters on the features of the mobile Ya Zahra air defense
system, saying, “The weapon has the capability to identify, track, and
destroy aerial targets, such as various types of aircraft, helicopters,
and UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) within a short range.”
“The system can be deployed anywhere and carry out its mission effectively,” he added.
Vahidi also said that the missile system can engage multiple targets
and destroy them quickly at the same time and is capable of detecting
targets automatically.
On the features of the domestically manufactured Mersad missile system,
he said, “The Mersad surface-to-air missile system is a medium-range
advanced and efficient air defense system which can carry out defense
operations against various types of fast aircraft, helicopters, unmanned
aerial vehicles, and cruise missiles.”
The Mersad system is capable of carrying out missions at day and night
and has been designed in such a way that it can counter electronic
warfare measures successfully, Vahidi said.
Both missile systems were successfully tested during a joint air
defense exercise of the Armed Forces and the Islamic Revolutionary
Guards Corps, entitled the Defenders of the Sky of Velayat 4, which was
conducted in eastern Iran from November 12 to 15 last year.
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