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Iran launches production line of 3 home-made advanced radar systems able to detect stealth planes.
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| Sunday, October 19, 2014 03:31 PM | |||
| Iran launches production line of 3 home-made advanced radar systems able to detect stealth planes | |||
Iran inaugurated the production line of three home-made advanced radar
systems on Sunday, October 19, 2014, in the presence of Deputy Defense
Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami. Iran announced in August that
it had started using new passive phased array radars to detect stealth
targets and cruise missiles. |
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 New Iranian-made advanced radar system. |
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"The radar systems can discover and trace aerial targets, including stealth planes, fighter jets and cruise missiles, from low to very high altitudes," Hatami said, addressing a ceremony to inaugurate the production line of the radar systems. "Tracing ARM missiles is among the other features of these radar systems," he said, adding that the systems are being delivered to Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base. Noting that 'Hafez' radar system is a 3D phased array explorer radar which can discover and trace targets from 250km in distance and engage with multiple targets, Hatami said the system can be mounted on Mersad defense system. He said the radar is completely tactical and has a 24-hour operational capability, adding that it enjoys operational efficiency in electronic warfare, in environments filled with parasite and jamming waves and in different weather conditions. The General said that the system can trace 100 targets and update their situational information in a few seconds to send it to the defense system. In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in the defense sector and gained self-sufficiency in essential military hardware and defense systems. |
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