Azerbaijan, Baku, May 20 /Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/
Today a facility destined for mass production of a new air-defense system was inaugurated in Iran, IRNA reported.
Country's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi participated in the ceremony.
He said at the opening that the the new system titled Herz (protector) 9 has been manufactured domestically, and this complex system will be mass-produced from now on.
Vahidi added that the short-range air defense system is able to spot targets automatically on low altitude, and said that the system is also very mobile.
The minister underscored that the Herz 9 system has a preparation time of under 2 minutes.
Last week the Iranian Defense Ministry announced that Iran plans to unveil five new defensive achievements in coming days.
Also, a senior Iranian military commander announced last month that the country would unveil a home-made long-range air-defense missile system similar to the Russian S-300 in the near future.
The Iranian Armed Forces have recently test-fired different types of newly-developed missiles and torpedoes and tested a large number of its home-made weapons, tools and equipments, including submarines, military ships, artillery, choppers, aircraft, UAVs and air defense and electronic systems, during massive military drills.