Iran unveils new locally developed missile defense system
I didn't even know they had a National Defense Industry Day in Iran. Even we don't have that.
So, it looks like the Iranians are gearing up and loaded for bear.
Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Amid heightened tensions with the United States, Iran rolled out a new missile defense system Thursday it says was developed and built locally.
President Hassan Rouhani hailed the surface-to-air Bavar-373 missile system, compared it favorably to the Russian-made S-300 and said it rivals the S-400. He praised Iran's defense industry for producing "effective systems" to counter aerial threats and detect, track and destroy radar-evading aircraft "from a safe distance."
Iran said the mobile anti-aircraft missile has two search and intercept radars that are resistant to electronic warfare and electromagnetic bombs. They can also detect the anti-radiation missiles often used to destroy air defenses.
In introducing the system Thursday, National Defense Industry Day in Iran, Rouhani said the nation's religious doctrine is based on deterrence.
I didn't even know they had a National Defense Industry Day in Iran. Even we don't have that.
The Iranian leader also criticized the United States for abandoning the 2015 nuclear deal and attempting to bully and sanction Tehran into surrender.
"There is no doubt that the U.S. has not succeeded and will not succeed in any plot in the region," Rouhani said, adding that U.S. forces would be "first to flee" if danger arrives in the Middle East.
So, it looks like the Iranians are gearing up and loaded for bear.