Army to install smart deflection system on vehicles

Deputy Chief of the Army Ground Forces has said a smart deflection system against incoming missiles has been installed on all armored vehicles.
The second-in-command of the Army’s Ground Forces Brig. Gen. Kioumars Heidari said that “one of the features of Zulfaqar tanks are its smart deflective armored bodies against incoming missiles, which will be installed on all armored vehicles of the Army.”

Gen. Heidari pointed to the design and construction of a new generation of Zulfaqar tanks and its smart features of diverting the enemy missiles. “One of the smart features of Zulfaqar tanks is its deflective armored body,” he added.

“Deflective body means part of the body has a smart reaction to the incoming missiles, and if a missile cross that area and hit the armored body, the deflective body could make the hit ineffective,” he asserted.

Gen. Heidari also pointed to the expansion of the Army Missile units and said: “this expansion is in terms of equipments, and in this regards, we have received support and help from Defense Ministry, in equipping Army missiles units.”