Iran tests new domestically manufactured radar systemAugust 23, 2011 - 14:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Islamic Republic of Iran has tested the latest model of a domestically manufactured long-range radar system, an Iranian official said. The managing director of the electronics company Sa-Iran, Ebrahim Mohammadzadeh, said that the new radar system has the ability to detect objects at a range of several thousand kilometers. He went on to say that the test was successful and expressed hope that the new radar system would become operational in the next few years. The Sa-Iran managing director also lauded Iran's achievements in the field of technology, saying that the country currently now has the capability to design and manufacture advanced radar systems, Press TV reported. In June, the head of the Aerospace Division of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that the Ghadir radar system, with a range of 1,100 kilometers in radius, had become operational. “The Ghadir radar has been designed and manufactured to discover air targets, radar-evading planes, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and satellites in low orbit,” IRGC Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh stated. In 2010, the deputy commander of the Khatamolanbia Air Defense Base, Brigadier General Amir-Hamid Arjangi, said that the production project of Iran's new generation air defense radar system, with a range of 3,000 kilometers in radius, is in its final stages. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |