Iran begins production of anti-aircraft missile
19:09, 13 April 2010
TEHRAN. April 13. KAZINFORM Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Sunday that the country has started to produce a domestically-built medium-range air defense missile system, the local satellite Press TV reported; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
Vahidi said that the anti-aircraft missile, dubbed Mersad (Ambush), features cutting-edge technology that makes it able to "destroy modern aircraft at low and medium altitudes," according to the report.
Mersad is also equipped with sophisticated radar signal processing technology, an advanced launcher, and contains exclusive electronic equipment for guidance and target acquisition, Press TV said.
The production of Mersad marks a technical breakthrough in Iran's defense capabilities and proves that the country's armed forces have achieved high levels of self-sufficiency, Vahidi was quoted as saying; Kazinform cites China Daily.