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Report: Iran tests new Sayyad-2 anti-aircraft missile

By JPOST.COM STAFF

APRIL 16, 2011 16:20

Iran on Saturday tested a new anti-aircraft missile system dubbed the Sayyad-2 and the country's defense officials said the system will be deployed throughout the country in the near future, Fars News Agency reported.

Tehran has previously introduced the Sayyad 1 surface-to-air missile which is capable of destroying targets with a low Radar Cross Section (RCS) at low and medium altitudes, and can also can defuse electronic warfare attacks according to Fars report.

The newest Sayyad 2 is an upgraded version of the system and has "higher precision, range and destruction power," said the report.

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