Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 07 The Islamic Republics armed forces have a unique superiority in asymmetrical defence in the Middle East, Irans Defence Minister said on Monday. Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Feb. 07 The Islamic Republics armed forces have a unique superiority in asymmetrical defence in the Middle East, Irans Defence Minister said on Monday.
Speaking at a ceremony launching the production line of the shoulder-fired missile Mithaq 2 at the Defence Ministry’s Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex, Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said, The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran enjoy a unique superiority in asymmetrical defence in the entire region, relying on their own defence capabilities, the Fars news agency, which is run by the Office of the Supreme Leader, reported.
Mohammad-Najjar said that Tehran had been deprived of the missile production industry before the 1979 Islamic revolution.
He added that currently the Defence Ministry is designing and producing more than 1700 different defence products.
Mithaq 2 is capable of destroying choppers and jet fighters which fly at low altitude and use radar blind spots. It can be used in electronic warfare and it can also hit fake targets.