Iran to develop missile defence system
April 22nd, 2010 - 8:30 am ICT by IANSTehran, April 22 (IANS) Iranian Defence Minister Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi has said Iran plans to develop a missile defence system that is similar to Russia’s S-300 system.
Asked if Iran has plans to produce an S-300 defence system, Vahidi said Wednesday: “We don’t need to produce the S-300 system, but we have plans on the agenda to produce similar weapons.”
He said Iran has already developed a medium-range air defence system. “All parts of the system have been domestically produced,” he added.
“The system has three radars and a domestically produced missile that has high agility and a range of more than 40 km,” Iranian state-run Press TV quoted Vahidi as saying.
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