Iranian army has test-fired a range of missiles during defense drill 1511121

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Thursday, November 15, 2012, 11:50 AM
 
Iranian army has test-fired a range of missiles during defense drill.
Iran's Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have test-fired a range of missiles and unveiled their military achievements in the ongoing joint air defense drill starting on Monday, November 12, 2012. Code-named "Modafe' an-e Aseman-e Velayat 4", or "The Defenders of the Sky of Guardianship 4", the seven-day drill is held in an area of more than 850,000 square km, accounting for half of the country, in which a large number of soldiers are participating.
     

An Iranian surface-to-air missile is launched during a military drill at an undisclosed location in Iran, on Nov. 14, 2012.
     

On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, the third day of the drill, Iran testified S-200 air defense missile system "successfully" in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, said the commander of Iranian Khatam al- Anbia Air Defense Base, Farzad Esmaili, adding that the missile system has been developed for high-altitude targets.

The missile system can also confront strategic aircraft and semi-ballistic missiles, Esmaili was quoted as saying.

In July, 2011, IRGC said Iran had managed to upgrade the Russian-made long-range S-200 air defense system into an entirely new apparatus, according to local media.

Also on Wednesday, Iranian air force "successfully" test-fired another two homemade missile systems, "Qader" and "Ya-Zahra 3", in the eastern province of Southern Khorasan, the official IRNA news agency reported.

The "Qader" missile is equipped with electro-optic and laser rangefinder systems, while the "Ya-Zahra 3" missile is designed to be used in low altitudes, said the report.

On Tuesday, semi-official Fars news agency reported that Iran " successfully" test-fired the Hawk (Mersad) air defense system. The state- run IRIB TV also showed a footage in which the missiles mounted on a lorry and was fired at an aircraft.
     

An Iranian Hawk (Mersad) surface-to-air missile is launched during a military drill at an undisclosed location in Iran, on Nov. 14, 2012.