Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 20 /Trend T.Konyayeva, T.Jafarov/
Iran's domestically designed air defense missile system Bavar-373 is more modern and developed than the Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, Mehr News Agency quoted the head of the IRGC's Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Headquarters Brigadier General, Farzad Esmaili, as saying.
Esmaili stated about this at the military parade running in Iran today.
He underscored that a feasibility study of the Bavar-373 system has already been completed and all equipment required for its launch are produced in the country.
The Bavar-373 long-range missile system has a wide range of specifications allowing to detect and track different targets.
Earlier, this week, Esmaili announced that Iran starts designing an air defense system Bavar-373 instead of the Russian S-300 systems.
He said a decision to produce domestically systems was made after Russia's refusal to sell S-300 systems to Iran.
Early September, Iran has appealed to the International Court of Arbitration over Russia's refusal to implement a contract for the supply of the S-300 systems to Iran.
On Sept. 22, 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree banning the transfer of S-300 missiles, armored vehicles, combat aircrafts, helicopters and ships to Iran.
This is envisaged by a presidential decree on measures to implement UN Security Council resolution 1929, dated June 9, 2010. The contract to supply Iran with five battalions of S-300 PMU-1 was signed in late 2007. The deal amounted to $800 million.
On June 20, 2011, Head of Rosoboronexport Anatoly Isaikin allowed the possibility of resuming negotiations with Iran on the S-300 after lifting UN sanctions.
The S-300, a series of Russian long range surface-to-air missile systems, was developed to defend against aircraft and cruise missiles. Subsequent variations were developed to intercept ballistic missiles