Iran Successfully Carries Out Interception Test for ‘Azarakhsh’ Missiles from Drone

“For the first time across the Armed Forces, an interception test with Azarakhsh missiles fired from a drone was successfully carried out,” General Sabahi Fard said.

He stressed that the Iranian experts have “made possible every impossible” concerning air defense technologies and the country is now an exporter of the know-how.

Elsewhere, General Sabahi Fard said that domestically-developed Bavar-373 missile defense system has been supplied to the country’s air defense forces and is now fully operational.

The deployment has multiplied the combat capability of the Air Defense Force, he added.

General Sabahi Fard added that the domestic system engaged and intercepted targets at a range of 152 kilometers during the army’s latest drills, stressing that Bavar-373 will be tested for longer ranges in the near future.

“Today the intelligence coverage of the Army’s Air Defense Force is hundreds of kilometers beyond national borders and this has guaranteed the security and peace of mind of fellow Iranians,” he said.

The General added that radar systems such as Moraqeb, Meraj 4, Kavosh and Fath 14 as well as short-range missile defense systems are deployed along with artillery and electronic warfare systems across the country.

He said that the defensive umbrella is propped up by the drones operated by the Air Defense Force.

Azarakhsh missiles had also in January 2021 were fired from the home-grown Karrar-class drone during major drone drills.

Azarakhsh- air-to-air missile successfully identified and annihilated its hypothetical targets. It was the first time the missile was used in a wargame.

The hypothetical enemies were successfully annihilated by Karrar-class drones carrying 500-pound bomb.