Iran launches defense projects
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
1390/11/12
02-01-2012
08:34:02
News Code :9011-06348
TEHRAN (ISNA) - Iran launched two major defense projects on the occasion of the Ten-Day Dawn celebrations (February 1-11) marking the anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The production line of the home-built Shahed (Observer) flight recorder, which can be fitted to various types of aircraft and helicopters and overhauling and upgrading line of low-altitude smart air defense systems were launched Tuesday.
Iran has achieved important progresses in recent years in defense sector, despite sanctions imposed against the country to halt its peaceful uranium enrichment activities.
The projects were inaugurated in presence of Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi and the commander of the Khatam-ol-Anbia Anti-Aircraft Base, Brigadier General Farzad Esmaeili.
Brigadier General Vahidi said that experts and engineers at the Iran Electronic Industries have taken a great stride forward and managed to design and manufacture the parts and devices needed to launch a dedicated line to upgrade and modernize the existing air defense systems.
Upgrading low-altitude air defense systems will enhance the armed forces’ capability to defend the country’s vulnerable and strategic facilities against possible air strikes by fighter jets, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, and air-to-ground missiles, he explained.
The upgraded systems will be able to identify and intercept several targets simultaneously using various tracking stations, he said, adding that the systems can also repel the enemy’s electronic attacks.
He also said that the Shahed flight recorder has unique features and is able to record flight, image, and sound parameters.
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