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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Iran Displays Newest Air-Defense Missile System in Parades

Ra'd (Thunder) |Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) displayed a highly advanced air defense shield, called 'Ra'd', during military parades in Southern Tehran on Friday.

According to IRGC Air Defense Unit, the highly-advanced home-made Ra'd (Thunder) air defense system is equipped with 'Taer' (Bird) missiles, which can trace and hit targets 50km in distance and 75,000f in altitude.

The production and use of the system can boost Iran's air-defense capabilities in various fields, officials said earlier this month.

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