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Iran equipped with new home-made drones armed with high-precision smart missiles.
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Defense & Security News - Iran
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Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami said Iran's home-made drones are equipped with high-precision smart missiles. Iran’s drones have been equipped with high-precision smart missiles that can hit high-speed vehicles with pinpoint precision, Salami said.
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 A picture released on September 27, 2013 by the official website of Iran's Revolutionary Guards shows a newly Iranian-made drone, "Shahed 129" (Witness 129) armed with missiles. |
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The Islamic Republic’s drones can fly thousands of kilometers, he added, noting that they can capture images and transmit them directly or indirectly to terrestrial stations. Iran in September unveiled a newly-developed drone equipped with home-made hi-tech air-based missiles. "Drones equipped with air defense missiles have been built" by the Defense Ministry, the Aviation Industries and Aerospace Industries specialists in a move to meet the needs of the Armed Forces, Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami announced at the time. He said that the drones had been prepared to be delivered to the Armed Forces after passing different tests, adding that the new aircraft had increased the operational range and zone of the drones as well as their capability to trace, intercept and destroy aggressive aircraft. "These new drones are capable of destroying different types of aircraft, including fighter jets, drones and helicopters," Hatami said. |
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