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Iran to unveil new drone with 2,000km range

Iran Materials 17 October 2012 19:15 (UTC +04:00)
Iran will unveil new military achievements, including drones with 2,000 kilometer range, the Fars News Agency quoted managing director of the Iranian Aviation Industries Organization, Manouchehr Manteqi, as saying
Iran to unveil new drone with 2,000km range

Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.17/ Trend G.Mehdi/

Iran will unveil new military achievements, including drones with 2,000 kilometer range, the Fars News Agency quoted managing director of the Iranian Aviation Industries Organization, Manouchehr Manteqi, as saying.

"Drones are categorized into three classes, namely short-range drone with 200 kilometer range, mid-range drones with 1500 kilometers range, and long-range drones with 2000 kilometers range," Manteqi said.

"We are capable to build the class one of drones, while attaining achievements in the class two and the class three of drones" he added.

"The country's experts have built a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with bombing abilities, Commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili was quoted by Press TV as saying.

Esmaili said the new drone, named "Hazem", is a long range aircraft which can be used in air defense operations.

He noted that the drone will be used in targeting and identification operations, and for carrying cargo whenever needed.

The Iranian commander added that "Hazem" is not designed for carrying missiles, but "we can mount explosives on them".

Iran has recently made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems.

"Karrar", Iran's first indigenous long-range drone unveiled in August 2010, is capable of carrying a military payload of rockets to carry out bombing missions against ground targets, flying long distances at a very high speed, and gathering information.

The country's indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Shahed 129, unveiled in September, 2012, can carry out combat and reconnaissance missions with its 24-hour nonstop flight capability.

Tehran has repeatedly assured other nations that its military might poses no threat to other countries, insisting that the Islamic Republic's defense doctrine is entirely based on deterrence.

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