Tehran, Iran, July 22
Trend:
Iran is now becoming a manufacturer and exporter of advanced radar systems, Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said, Trend reports citing IRNA.
Eslami who was speaking in the inauguration ceremony of TMA Radar of Iran Air Terminal, pointed to manpower resources and capabilities of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company and knowledge-based companies .
"By installing this advanced radar system, northern Iran and Tehran area will be fully covered by Radar, and all flights in this region will be fully under control," he said.
"It is a major step forward in improving the security and safety of the flights, and we expect to be able to cover 100 percent of the country's air space," he said.
He went on to add that Iran is a developed country in terms of human resources.
""By using our human resources, air navigation systems, and knowledge-based companies, we could plan to manufacture and export advanced radar systems," he said.
The Kushk-e-Bazm Radar TMA is one of the most advanced Radar systems of the world and only the second Radar TMA system to be operating in the Middle East, with the first one being in Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.