{"id":18449,"date":"2024-02-17T09:29:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T09:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=18449"},"modified":"2024-02-17T09:52:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T09:52:06","slug":"iran-unveils-new-air-defense-weaponry-as-regional-tensions-ramp-up-irna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2024\/02\/iran-unveils-new-air-defense-weaponry-as-regional-tensions-ramp-up-irna\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran unveils new air defense weaponry as regional tensions ramp up – IRNA"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONITORING (SW) – Iran unveiled new weaponry on Saturday including what it said was the locally made Arman anti-ballistic missile system and the Azarakhsh low-altitude air defense system, the official IRNA news agency reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The announcement came amid heightened tensions in the region, with Yemen\u2019s Iran-backed Houthi militants carrying out a string of attacks on vessels linked to the U.S., UK and Israel in the Red Sea in a show of solidarity with the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n

Gaza has been under military assault by Israel since Hamas’s attacks on Israel’s south on Oct. 7.<\/p>\n

In response to the Houthi attacks, the U.S. has targeted sites inside Yemen as well as facilities of Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria. In turn, U.S. military bases have been attacked in Syria and Iraq.
\nIsrael has also struck Iranian targets in Syria.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s unveiling ceremony of the two vehicle-mounted systems took place in the presence of Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

“With the entry of new systems into the country’s defense network, the air defense capability of the Islamic Republic of Iran will increase significantly,” IRNA said.<\/p>\n

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It said the Arman missile system “can simultaneously confront six targets at a distance of 120 to 180 km”, while the Azarakhsh missile system “can identify and destroy targets… up to a range of 50 km with four ready-to-fire missiles”.<\/p>\n

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