Iran says it has replaced air defences damaged in Israel war
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Iran's domestically built mobile missile defence system, the Bavar-373, on National Defence Industry Day in Tehran, in 2019.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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- Iran replaced damaged air defences with pre-arranged, domestically-sourced systems after a June conflict with Israel, according to Defah Press.
- Deputy Mousavi admitted to the damage but assured that Iranian colleagues used domestic resources to secure airspace.
- After Israeli strikes in October 2024, Iran showcased Russian-made air defences in a military exercise.
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DUBAI – Iran has replaced air defences damaged during a June conflict with Israel, Iran’s Defah Press news agency reported on July 20, quoting Mr Mahmoud Mousavi, the regular army’s deputy for operations.
During the conflict in June,
“Some of our air defences were damaged, this is not something we can hide, but our colleagues have used domestic resources and replaced them with pre-arranged systems that were stored in suitable locations in order to keep the airspace secure,” Mr Mousavi said.
Prior to the war, Iran had its own domestically made long-range air defence system Bavar-373 in addition to the Russian-made S-300 system.
The report by Defah Press did not mention any import of foreign-made air defence systems to Iran in past weeks.
Following limited Israeli strikes against Iranian missile factories in October 2024, Iran later displayed Russian-made air defences in a military exercise to show it recovered from the attack. REUTERS
