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Sunday, May 04, 2014

Iran Test-Fires Home-Made Missile with Indigenous Air Defense System

Mersad missile defense systemThe Iranian Air Defense Force on Sunday carried out the first operational test of ‘Mersad’ missile defense system paired with ‘Shalamcheh’ indigenous missile.

The test was conducted Sunday in the presence of Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili and a number of high-ranking officials representing the Defense Ministry.

During the test, the Shalamcheh missile, launched by the Mersad medium-altitude missile defense system, could successfully hit a domestic drone, dubbed Karrar.

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