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Iran’s Nazir long-range radar system put into operation
A senior Iranian commander says the country has put its domestically-manufactured Nazir long-range radar system with the capability of detecting radar-evading targets into operation.
“Nazir radar has come into operation and no radar-evading flying object can enter the Islamic Republic’s airspace without permission from now on,” Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, the commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base, said on Monday.
He added that the homegrown radar specializes in detecting small flying objects such as the US Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, US General Atomics MQ-1 drone and the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 surveillance aircraft.
“The Nazir radar can easily detect and trace ballistic and cruise missiles and most importantly radar-evading aircraft," the commander said.
The radar system was put into operation at the altitude of over 3,000 meters (about 9,800 feet).
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