Iran has equipped its air defence units with advanced drone-detecting radars capable of destroying unauthorised unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Khatom ol-Anbia Air Defense Base commander brigadier general Farzad Esmayeeli said.

Fars News Agency has also reported that the nation has upgraded previous radar systems.

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Recently, the nation tested its indigenous long range radar system and confirmed it would be designing a new radar system that will be capable of countering incoming cruise missiles.

The new long-range radar will enable Iran’s air defence forces to monitor low-altitude satellites.

Iran has gained self-sufficiency in producing radar systems with different ranges up to 1,850 miles, which can detect all flying objects, even in the Persian Gulf littoral states.

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