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Iran Deploys Air Defence Systems at Nuclear Sites
Iran Deploys Air Defence Systems at Nuclear Sites
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Iran’s military and the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have deployed some of their best air defenses two major nuclear sites, and unveiled a new fortified ‘missile city’ mountain fortress.Photos published by the Mehr News Agency Saturday show components of what appears to be the Khordad 15 air and missile defense system being deployed.The Khordad 15 reportedly has the ability to detect, intercept and target up to six projectiles at once, including drones, cruise missiles and manned aircraft, at ranges up to 200 km using the Sayyad-3 missile. The system is also said to have anti-stealth capabilities, with stealth targets targetable for destruction at ranges up to 45 km. The Khordad 15 is one of the newest and most sophisticated in Iran's air defense arsenal.The Tasnim News Agency says the air defense units, subordinated to the Army and IRGC, have been deployed at the Fordow Nuclear Site in Qom Province, and the Khonab Nuclear Complex, which features a heavy water reactor and is situated in Markazi Province.Drilling is set to simulate defense of the nuclear sites, and other sensitive and critical areas, against enemy aerial and missile strikes. Similar drills were held recently by the IRGC’s Aerospace Force at the Natanz Nuclear Site, with those drills reportedly also involving protection against electronic warfare threats.Mehr says Sunday’s exercises are a continuation of the wider Eqtadar (lit. ‘Authority’ or ‘Might’) 1403 war games, which involve missile, radar, electronic warfare, air defense, manned aircraft and drone drills in both defensive and offensive operations.An IRGC spokesman said the exercises, which are expected to continue across parts of Iran until March, are a response to “new security threats.”The drills follow a series of provocative statements and media reports about US and Israeli threats to target Iran’s nuclear facilities. In December, US media reported that Biden’s National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, had presented the president with ‘options’ for attacking the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities. Iran blasted the reported backroom planning as a “gross violation of international law.”
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Iran Deploys Air Defence Systems at Nuclear Sites
Tensions between Iran and Israel escalated to their highest level in history in 2024 after a series of back-and-forth aerial, missile and drone attacks fueled by the Gaza crisis. Israel and the US have repeatedly threatened preemptive attacks targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities before Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Iran’s military and the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have deployed some of their best air defenses two major nuclear sites, and unveiled a new fortified ‘missile city’ mountain fortress.
Photos published by the Mehr News Agency Saturday show components of what appears to be the Khordad 15 air and missile defense system being deployed.
The Khordad 15 reportedly has the ability to detect, intercept and target up to six projectiles at once, including drones, cruise missiles and manned aircraft, at ranges up to 200 km using the Sayyad-3 missile. The system is also said to have
anti-stealth capabilities, with stealth targets targetable for destruction at ranges up to 45 km. The Khordad 15 is one of the newest and most sophisticated in Iran's air defense arsenal.
The Tasnim News Agency says the air defense units, subordinated to the Army and IRGC, have been deployed at the Fordow Nuclear Site in Qom Province, and the Khonab Nuclear Complex, which features a heavy water reactor and is situated in Markazi Province.
Drilling is set to simulate defense of the nuclear sites, and other sensitive and critical areas, against enemy aerial and missile strikes. Similar drills were held recently by the IRGC’s Aerospace Force at the Natanz Nuclear Site, with those drills reportedly also involving protection against electronic warfare threats.
Mehr says Sunday’s exercises are a continuation of the wider Eqtadar (lit. ‘Authority’ or ‘Might’) 1403 war games, which involve missile, radar, electronic warfare, air defense, manned aircraft and drone drills in both defensive and offensive operations.
An IRGC spokesman said the exercises, which are expected to continue across parts of Iran until March, are a response to “new security threats.”
The drills follow a series of provocative statements and media reports about US and Israeli threats to target Iran’s nuclear facilities. In December, US media reported that Biden’s National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, had presented the president with ‘options’ for attacking the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities. Iran blasted the reported backroom planning as a “gross violation of international law.”
