Commander: Iran To Unveil 15 New Air Defense Achievements Soon

Tehran, Aug 28, IRNA -- A senior Iranian military commander lauded the country’s experts unsparing efforts and achieving self-sufficiency in production of the needed equipment, and announced that at least 15 new air defense achievements will be unveiled in the coming days. Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmailee made the remarks during a tour to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Tuesday. Emphasizing full self-sufficiency of Iran’s air defense in producing the required military equipment and high capabilities of Iranian experts in defense fields, Brigadier General Esmailee underlined that in the very near future a total of 15 completed defense project are scheduled to be unveiled in the coming days. Last week, Commander of the Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan announced that Iran plans to unveil new defense and military hardware and equipment in the coming weeks. “Iranian Army plans to showcase its latest military accomplishments on the occasion of the 33rd Anniversary of the Islamic Republic’s defense against the Iraqi invasion,” Brigadier General Pourdastan said. The Army’s Ground, Air and Naval forces will hold a massive parade in late September to mark the Sacred Defense Week, which commemorates eight years of defense against Iraq's aggression under former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein./end