Iranian politician says country to unveil its own ‘S-300’ missile system
Senior Iranian politician said on Tuesday that Iran is going to present a domestically manufactured “S-300”-type missile defense system in place of the one that Russia has yet to deliver.
“The Iran-made ‘S-300’ system will be unveiled by the Defense Ministry and armed forces’ engineers soon and will be tested before the eyes of everyone,” parliament Security Committee chairman Mohammad Reza Mohseni Sani told Iran’s Fars News Agency.
The Iranian politician expressed hope that the Russian’s would fulfill their commitment and deliver the S-300 system.
Iranian Defense Minister Brig.-Gen. Hossein Dehqan announced last month that the country would be testing its own version of the Russian system, called Bavar 373, Fars reported.
Meanwhile, Revolutionary Guard Corps Maj.- Gen.Muhammad Ali Jafari said on Wednesday at a ceremony addressing cadets in the presence of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Iran’s enemies better understand the language of force.