Hormuz, Shams Join Iran’s Defense Inventory

Date: 02 October 2021 - 22:26

News ID: ۹۵۱۰۹

TEHRAN – The Iranian Army on Saturday unveiled a new indigenously-built tactical radar system capable of highly accurate detection of targets, and a long-range simulator used to intercept and track ballistic missiles and a wide range of projectiles and flying objects.
During a ceremony here, commander of the Iranian Army’s Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi-Fard unveiled medium-range Hormuz tactical radar.
The radar system can precisely determine the speed and distance of objects, and send accurate information to the command center of air defense missile units.
Hormuz is also capable of enhancing combat capabilities of armed forces, has long endurance, requires shorter time for repair and maintenance, enjoys higher precision for detecting the direction and altitude of aerial targets, with its antennas having better reception quality that can identify targets faster than other radar systems.
Meanwhile, the strategic long-range Shams simulator can be used against ballistic missiles and a range of other targets.
The system is capable of simulating actions against various aerial targets, and can swiftly develop and enact modern combat scenarios.
Last month, the Iranian Army unveiled the three-dimensional and phased-array Alborz radar capable of detecting and tracking various aerial targets.
The radar has a range of 450 kilometers (248 miles), and is capable of intercepting and detecting long-range stealth flying targets with low radar cross-section.
A low-range and low-altitude command-and-control center called Borhan was also put on display.
After receiving and analyzing data from all sources, Borhan transmits them to the highest levels of command to make decisions in the shortest possible time.
The command could then take necessary decisions regarding the potential launch of any required operations and destruction of perceived targets.
On Saturday, Navy commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said Iran’s naval forces will strongly stand up to the enemies and give a harsh and crushing response to any threat and wrong move against the country’s territorial waters.
Iran, he said, will respond to threats and hostile measures “so firmly, harshly and decisively” that it will make the enemies regret their wrong moves, Tasnim news agency reported.
The commander also said the Iranian Navy protects the country’s territorial waters, adding that the naval forces work round the clock to ensure the country’s maritime security.
The senior commander emphasized that despite constant sanctions and threats against Iran, the country’s youths have been successful in manufacturing the best

and most up-to-date equipment and thwarting enemies’ acts of mischief.
“Although the Islamic Republic of Iran has always faced the three issues of sanctions, conspiracy and threats, we have well controlled the enemies’ acts of mischief with the powerful presence of my fellow comrades at sea and the production of the best and most up-to-date equipment by the indigenous youth of the country,” he said.
Last month, the Iran’s Navy commander said the Islamic Republic stands at the forefront of the campaign to establish and promote international peace and friendship.
Irani emphasized that the Islamic Republic’s Navy can establish contact with any country that has access to water, adding that Iran seeks to “increase and strengthen friendship among countries.”
Iran has been engaged in an untiring push to reconcile the level of its defensive power with the gravity of the threats that are poised to it on the part of its enemies, most notably the United States and Washington’s regional and extra-regional allies.
Relying solely on indigenous knowhow and equipment, the Islamic Republic has developed its military power into a state-of-the-art and effective defensive machine that is in the service of the country.