TEHRAN – The Iranian defense ministry has put a number of homegrown military systems and weapons on display at the International Military Forum ARMY-2023 in Russia.
The exp held at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center, the Alabino training ground and the Kubinka airfield outside Moscow, opened on August 14 and will run until August 20.
Iran has also taken part in the event by displaying its homegrown weapons.
Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu paid a visit to the pavilion of Iran at the expo on Monday.
Iran has put various products on display at the expo, including Balaban guided bomb, Qaem bomb, as well as Sadid, Almas, Toofan and Ababil missiles.
Ababil is a ground-to-ground ballistic missile that is equipped with an optical seeker and can hit even naval targets in a range of 86 kilometers.
Iran has also showcased the replicas of homegrown drones such as Mojajer-6, Karrar, Arash-2, and Shahed-129, Saba-248 helicopter, Yasin training jet, Zolfaqar missile-launching speedboat, and Fateh submarine.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force has further put on display a number of arms such as Zuhair ballistic missile, Sepehr-813 radar, Khordad 3rd air defense system, and Shahed-129 and Shahed-133 drones.
The stand also featured the Shahin combined-type UAV, Iran’s first domestically-manufactured digital drone. Equipped with five electronic engines, the drone is capable of being in motion for two to three hours, reaching a maximum flight altitude of about four kilometers.
The Hunter-2 EW system capable of detecting aircraft-type drones from a distance of up to 200 kilometers and the СМ-300 anti-ship cruise missile system were also on display at the Iranian defense ministry’s stand at the international exposition.
Iran has for the first time showcased a replica of its ‘Tactical Sayayd’ air defense system in a foreign exhibition.
Unveiling the Iranian missile system in an exhibition abroad signifies that it has successfully passed all tests and has become operational in Iran.
The forum’s scientific and business program will include over 300 events to focus on the development of Russia’s armed forces and its defense industry and international military-technical cooperation.
About 1,500 leading Russian defense enterprises take part in the event and as many as 85 foreign companies and organizations from seven countries plan to participate in the forum.
Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent years made great progress in indigenously developing a broad range of military equipment, making the Armed Forces self-sufficient in this regard.
Iranian officials have repeatedly underscored that the Islamic Republic will not hesitate to build up its defense capabilities, emphasizing that such abilities are entirely meant for the purpose of defense and will be never subject to negotiations.