Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili
A senior Iranian commander says the Islamic Republic’s air defense has acquired the know-how to disrupt military and spy satellite communications.
Iran’s air defense is prepared to embark on space-related activities as it is already capable of disrupting enemy’s military and spy satellites, said Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili on Tuesday.
These capabilities have been developed domestically by Iranian experts, despite the US-sponsored sanctions against the country, General Esmaili told Fars news agency.
The Iranian commander also pointed to projects by the country’s defense industries to produce Bavar-373 missile defense and radar systems, and noted that work continues on the projects.
Bavar-373 is Iran’s corrected version of Russia’s S-300 surface-to-air missile system, which uses two or three types of missiles to confront aerial targets in different layers.
Also in early September, Iran announced that it succeeded to design and produce the long-range cosmos radar.
The domestically-manufactured system can detect, intercept and destroy aircraft equipped with radar cross-section system (RCS), cruise missiles and strategic long-range aircraft.
In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment, including advanced air defense systems.
Iran has repeatedly assured that its military might poses no threat to other countries, saying its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.
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