Sunday, September 16, 2018

Iran And Israel Continue To Expand Their Missile Arsenal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in white turban, learns about the phased array radar associated with the Bavar 373 surface-to-air missile system, seen in the background, in 2016. President.ir

War Zone/The Drive: Iran Claims Successful Ballistic Missile Defense Test as Israel Builds A Missile Corps

Israel's plan involves dramatically expanding its arsenal of guided artillery rockets and ballistic missiles.

Iran claims that it has successfully tested its Bavar 373 long-range surface-to-air missile system in a ballistic missile defense role. True or not, the announcement comes as Israel is expanding its own conventional ballistic missile and long-range rocket artillery capabilities, some of which it has already used against Iranian interests in neighboring Syria, as part of a larger plan to create a new “Missile Corps.”

Iranian Air Defense Force Brigadier General Mahmoud Ebrahiminejad, Deputy Commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base said that the test had occurred in 2017 during an interview with Iran’s Tasnim News Agency on Sept. 10, 2018. Iran has been working on the Bavar 373 since at least 2011 and declared that it completed its initial operational evaluation in January 2018.

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WNU Editor: The Middle Eastern arms race continues.

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