TEHRAN (ISNA)- Commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili reiterated that the countrys air defense does not rely on S-300 missile system. The air defense does not rely on S-300. We are among six major countries producing radars with the range of 3.000 kilometers, he said, adding that that the countrys ...

[caption id="attachment_71396" align="alignright" width="220"] Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili[/caption] A senior Iranian commander says the country is capable of reconnoitering any spy aircraft flying far away from itsborders, adding that Irans Air Defense Force will safeguard the Islamic Republics ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced Iran's plans to unveil a new home-made electronic warfare system in early February. The new electronic warfare system will be unveiled during the coming Ten Day Dawn (1-11 February) ceremonies (to celebrate the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution's ...

Tehran, Jan 5, IRNA - Commander of Khatam ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaeeli has said NATO planes have no right to fly over the Iranian airspace. The commander made the remarks in a documentary televised program while commenting on the forced landing of a NATO plane by the Iranian fighters on Friday. According to Commander ...

Rasht, Gilan Prov., Jan 2, IRNA -- Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaeeli warned that Iran will give a crushing response to terrorists and even their supporters in case they dare to approach its borders. 'Any aggression of the enemy to Iran will be accompanied by a regrettable response,' Brigadier General Esmaeeli ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Flights by ultra-regional aircraft will be kept under surveillance during large-scale military drills planned by the Iranian Army. All ultra-regional flights will be monitored during the maneuver, Commander of Irans Air Defense Brigadier General Farzad Esmaeili said on Thursday. He noted that always during the Iranian Armys ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Commander of Irans Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base said a joint drill of the countrys active (military) and civil defenses will be staged in the near future. Brigadier General Farzad Esmaeili said the joint exercises will be different from the previous war games. He underlined that cooperation between active and ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Mehrdad Moarefian with contributors Chris Rawlins and Diana Timmerman. Official Statements National Security and Foreign Policy Parliamentary (NSFP) Commission Chairman and MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi addressed ...

[caption id="attachment_116464" align="alignright" width="186"] This photo shows the wreckage of an Israeli spy drone recently downed by Iran in the central province of Isfahan.[/caption] A senior Iranian commander says the Islamic Republic will firmly deal with any foreign drones seeking to intrude into the countrys airspace, especially over nuclear ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Any violation of Irans airspace will draw a harsh response by the countrys air defense forces, a senior Iranian commander reiterated. In an address to a gathering of Irans traffic police officials on Thursday, Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaeili said the air defense forces are much more ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Air Defense Force inaugurated an electronic data processing center in the Southeastern city of Kerman on Wednesday in the presence of Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli. General Esmayeeli visited different sections of Shahid Salehi air defense base in Kerman, including the newly built ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian commander said on Monday that three new achievements in the area of air defense will be unveiled on September 22. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Monday, Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said the new products will be utilized in identification and tracking network,...

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran unveiled two new home-made air defense systems as part of efforts to enhance the countrys deterrence power. The Keyhan and Arash 2 radar systems were unveiled during a special ceremony attended by Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base on Tuesday. The Keyhan (Cosmos) long-range ...

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced that Iran will unveil and launch several new hi-tech radar and air defense systems with various capabilities, including trace and identification of small flying objects, this year. "Arash 2 radar system with the capability of discovering small ...

[caption id="attachment_114279" align="alignright" width="239"] Illustrative photo of a Russian S-300 air defense missile. (photo credit: AP/File)Read more: Iranian air defense system 'fires first shot' | The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-air-defense-system-fires-first-shot/#ixzz3By6Up3SYFollow us: @timesofisrael on Twitter | ...

[caption id="attachment_114007" align="alignright" width="236"] This is the first photo of Irans homegrown Bavar-373 missile defense system.[/caption] Iran has successfully test-fired Bavar-373indigenousmissile defense system. Commander of Irans Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said on Saturday that Bavar-373 fired ...

A senior Iranian commander says the Israeli drone recently shot down in Iran was targeted while flying at an altitude of 3,700 meters (nearly 12,140 feet) in the Iranian airspace. We allowed this drone to enter (the Iranian airspace) and (then) tracked it for 43 minutes, said Commander of Irans Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli said his forces are always on alert to hunt down any hostile aircraft which dares to violate the Iranian airspace. "Any drone that comes to violate the Islamic Republic of Iran's airspace will be safely downed by us like the RQ-170 drone, or we will issue ...