Iran’s Air Defenses Limitless - Hatami

By Staff, Agencies

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said local experts have manufactured such advanced air defense equipment that the Islamic Republic faces no limits in combating aerial threats.

In an address to a gathering of military officials on Tuesday, General Hatami said Iran has made remarkable and “eye-catching” advances in the sphere of ground, air and naval combat, in the aerospace field and in the air defense over the past 40 years.

Hatami said local experts have celebrated numerous achievements in various areas of air defense, and the Iranian Armed Forces face no limits in countering aggressors with various short, medium and long-range weapons. 

He also noted that 90 percent of the military gear needed by the Iranian Armed Forces are being manufactured inside Iran, and that local experts and scientists have developed 770 products for the defense industry.