According to the semi-official Fars news agency, Iran used a drone to send a warning signal to a surveillance plane that was getting close an area where the Iranian army conducts training According to the semi-official Fars news agency, Iran used a drone to send a warning signal to a surveillance plane that was getting close to an area where the Iranian army conducts training exercises.
The Iranian military has frequently been involved in similar conflicts with American troops stationed in the vicinity, even though the message did not specify the country of the plane in question.
Iran’s annual military drills, which include naval, aviation, and land components, got underway yesterday in the Gulf of Oman, not far from the strategically significant Strait of Hormuz.
The United States Department of Defense has not issued a statement regarding the material as of yet.
Air Defence ready, says Iran
Second Brigadier General Reza Kalhori indicated that according to assessments done on the combat readiness of the air defence forces, these forces are constantly monitoring and assessing the entire enemy movement.
Second Brigadier General Reza Kalhori indicated that according to assessments done on the combat readiness of the air defence forces, these forces are constantly monitoring and assessing the entire enemy movement.
Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard, the Iranian Army Air Defense Force Commander, highlighted the country’s high military capabilities and deterrence strength in August. He also stated that the country’s Air Defense Force could monitor even the smallest enemy movements within a range of 3,000 kilometres.
He warned the adversaries that any breach of Iranian airspace would be met with a “tough and destructive response,” and he added that the adversaries could never have imagined that Iranian deterrence capability would reach this level.
Air Defence breakthroughs
In recent years, Iranian military commanders have said that their country has achieved self-sufficiency in producing military equipment and systems and has made significant strides in the defence sector.
In September, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force (IRIADF) presented Alborz, a homegrown state-of-the-art 3D radar capable of intercepting and detecting long-range stealth flying aircraft engineered to have a small radar cross-section. The device purportedly has a range of 450 kilometres (248 miles) and can concurrently detect 300 targets.
Later, the IRIADF unveiled Kashef-99 (Discoverer-99), a 3D phased-array radar system capable of detecting small flying objects. It is stated that Kashef-99 can simultaneously identify dozens of targets within a range of 12 kilometres (7.4 miles).
In a ceremony attended by the Commander of Iran’s Army, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, and Brigadier General Sabahifard, Iran showcased two homegrown strategic phased-array radar systems in April of 2013. The strategic and long-range Khalij-e Fars radar is a three-dimensional phased-array system. It has a range of over 800 kilometres (497 miles) and is capable of detecting all conventional, radar-evading, and ballistic targets.
The second radar Moraqeb has a range of 400 kilometres (248 miles) and can detect micro-sized targets at low and mid-altitude, as well as drones and radar-evading flying objects.
