Iran on Tuesday unveiled a new surface-to-air missile and two radar systems. Talash-3 (“Endeavor-3”) SAM is claimed to be capable to shoot down hostile target at high altitude.
Air defense chief Brig. Gen. Farzad Esmaili said during a ceremony to unveil the new defensive systems that Talash-3 was test-fired recently. He did not describe its range.
Last week, Iran announced that Bavar-373 long-range SAM system, claimed to be the Iranian version of Russia's S-300 missile defense system, has already been put into operation.
Gen. Esmaili today also unveiled two radar systems- Arash-2, tasked with detecting small drones at a distance of 150 kilometers (93 miles), and also Kayhan, claimed to be capable of detecting cruise missiles and drones.
File photo: "Sayyad" missile component of Bavar-373 long-range SAM system. (Fars News Agency)
