Iranian Army Unveils Laser-Powered Defense System; Receives 1,000 Strategic Drones

FNA MNA14.01.2025 Products
Iranian Army Unveils Laser-Powered Defense System; Receives 1,000 Strategic Drones

Iranian Army Unveils Laser-Powered Defense System; Receives 1,000 Strategic Drones

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Iran’s Army has unveiled a laser-powered air defense system during its Air Defense Forces’ military maneuvers in the country’s western and northern areas.

The equipment, named Seraj (Light), was wheeled out on Sunday (photo) as the defense forces were drilling near the country’s Fordow uranium enrichment facility.

The Army identified the system as only one of the layers providing the site with air defense services, Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported.

Observers have described the apparatus as “daunting,” pointing to Western states’ expressing surprise concerning the phenomenon.

The exercises, during which the Air Defense Forces conducted various reconnaissance, interception, confrontation, and destruction operations against mock enemy forces, featured the deployment of various other defense systems too.

The forces carried out airstrikes using missiles as a means of defending the strategic and sensitive areas under their jurisdiction.

The drills, being monitored and directed by the Islamic Republic’s Integrated Air Defense Network, fended off the mock enemy forces’ offensive operations in Fordow and the nearby Khondab District.

The drills, which had sought to assess the actual effectiveness of the country’s air defense strategies against potential hostile invasions, wound down on Sunday after achieving their predetermined objectives.

They ensured intelligence command and the capability to punctually detect invasive targets, using various sensitive active and passive radar, signal detection, optical, and surveillance systems at the Air Defense Forces’ disposal.

They further assessed the operational and technical defense forces’ operational prowess across realistic engagement circumstances and their commitment to passive defense principles.

The drills also took place with emphasis on the rapid deployment principle.

Meantime, One thousand strategic drones, designed and produced by the Iranian Army and the Ministry of Defense, joined the Army’s combat organization.

On Monday morning, by order of Iranian Army Chief Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, and in the presence of Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, 1,000 strategic drones joined the Army’s combat organization in several parts of the country.

These UAVs with different features including a range of over 2,000 km and high destruction power are used to carry out special missions, while increasing the range of reconnaissance and border monitoring, improving the combat power and destructive power of the army's drone fleet against distant targets.

The drones are jointly designed and produced by the scientists of the Iranian Army, the Ministry of Defense, and knowledge-based companies in the UAV factories of the Army and the Ministry of Defense. 

 



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