New edition of Iran’s domestically-designed and manufactured missile defense system, Bavar-373, with an extended engagement range of 300 kilometers, called Sayyad 4B was unveiled on Sunday.

Brig. Gen. Sabahifard stated on Sunday that Bavar-373 is capable of countering the fifth-generation fighter jets which have a low-observable Radar Cross Section (RCS).

The senior commander noted that Iranian technicians have managed to extend the range of the homegrown air defense missile system to over 300 kilometers in less than two years.

Bavar-373 is beyond the level of today’s threats in the world, he continued, stressing that Tehran continues to upgrade the system.

“Today everybody knows that our equipment is at the cutting edge of the modern world’s technology,” the military official stated.

Addressing the unveiling ceremony, Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani announced that Bavar-373 defense system has the capability of confronting ballistic missiles.

He said this missile defense can deal with stationary aerial targets, ballistic missiles and all kinds of fighter and bomber planes.

The defense minister added that his ministry has the mission of providing the armed forces with weapons and equipment to confront the threats to the country.

Brig. Gen. Ashtiani reiterated that the defense system can destroy 6 targets, and many countries with technology in the world are keen on having such a system.

He pointed out that this system will definitely play a significant role in improving the combat capability of Iran’s armed forces.

According to a report in the long-range test of the Bavar-373 system, a stationary target was detected at a range of more than 450 kilometers by the optimized radar of the Bavar 373 system, and it was tracked at a range of about 405 kilometers and was hit and destroyed at a range of more than 300 kilometers.

The Bavar-373 system detection radar was said to have increased from 350 to 450 kilometers, and the range of its engagement range has risen from 260 to 400 kilometers, the report added.

It also noted that the missile range has gone from 200 to 300 kilometers, and its engagement altitude has increased from 27 to 32 kilometers.

The report also announced the launching of the Sayad B4 missile’s production line, saying the long-range missile, running on solid propellant, was operationally evaluated for the first time.

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Iran unveiled the state-of-the-art surface-to-air Bavar 373 missile defense system, designed and manufactured by the country’s experts, in August 2019.

It is a mobile missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy incoming hostile targets. The system employs missiles that have a maximum range of 300 kilometers. The system is capable of simultaneously detecting up to 300 targets, tracking 60 targets at once and engaging six targets at a time.

Iranina military officials say the Bavar 373 missile defense system is one of the most important defense achievements of the country after the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Military officials say the military power of Iran is strong, extraordinary and deterrent despite enemy sanctions and pressures, and hail the country’s defense sector for its remarkable developments in the recent decades. They stress the Iranian Armed Forces’ deterrent power dissuades the United States and Israel from implementing its threats against the country.

The Islamic Republic’s military doctrine holds that the country’s armed capability solely serves defensive purposes.

Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent years made substantial headway in manufacturing a broad range of indigenous equipment, making the armed forces self-sufficient in the weaponry sphere.

Iranian officials have repeatedly stressed that the country will not hesitate to boost its military capabilities, including its missile and drone power, which are entirely meant for defense, and that Iran’s defense capabilities will never be subject to negotiation.