Shalamcheh air defense missiles can trace and intercept Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) at low altitudes, Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli said on Monday, Fars News Agency reported.
"Shalamcheh missiles that are guided by the Mersad air defense system have already passed field and operation tests successfully and can destroy low-altitude flying objects such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)," Esmayeeli stated.
He added that Shalamcheh missiles can rapidly fit in Iran's integrated air defense systems.
On Sunday, the Iranian Defense Ministry delivered large numbers of the home-made mid-range surface-to-air missiles to the country's Air Defense unit.
During a ceremony attended by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, the Defense Ministry supplied Shalamcheh missiles to Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base.
Addressing the ceremony, Vahidi said that Shalamcheh is a Mach 3 mid-range missile that can also be used as a short-range air defense system.
The minister added that Shalamcheh is equipped with the latest technology and enjoys a high capability in tracing and intercepting targets and in defusing jamming and electronic warfare.
He said the missile traverses a range of 40km, but meantime underlined that the range of the missile would be increased in future versions and generations.