Iran to unveil mobile version of S-200 air defense system: Cmdr.<\/p>\n
Commander of Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili<\/p>\n
The move follows Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s emphasizing that a mobile version of the system be developed, said Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, the commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base.\n<\/p>\n
In addition to the S-200 system, said the senior commander, plans are in the pipeline to build mobile versions of all artillery and missile defense systems in the nation\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s air defense sector.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In the new version of the S-200 system, he noted, its fire power and precision targeting have also been improved and tested successfully.<\/p>\n
The Iranian commander said the mobile version of the air defense system would be unveiled in military exercises code-named \u00c5\u201cModafe\u00e2\u201e\u00a2an-e Aseman-e Velayat 5\u201d (Guardians of the Velayat Skies 5), due to be held in six months\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 time.\n<\/p>\n
He first announced the upcoming military exercises last Wednesday during a ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the downing of Iran Air passenger flight 655 by US naval forces in the Persian Gulf on July 3, 1988.\n<\/p>\n
Esmaili had described the drills as more extensive than a similar military exercise staged in eastern Iran last year, saying that the Hazem 3 drone would also be unveiled during the maneuvers.\n<\/p>\n
The Islamic Republic has repeatedly assured other nations, especially its neighbors, that its military might poses no threat to other countries, insisting that its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.\n<\/p>\n
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