Iran Among 10 Top World Radar Manufacturers
IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK
TEHRAN – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh underlined his country’s high capability in production of different military equipment, saying that Iran stands among the world’s 10 top states manufacturing radars.
“Out of 20 radar manufacturing states in the world, certainly the Islamic Iran is among the 10 ten,” General Hajizadeh said, addressing a ceremony to put into operation two home-made Ghadir-class radars in the Central and Southeastern provinces of Yazd and Kerman on Tuesday.
He added that overlapping of the radar networks developed by the Iranian Army and the IRGC is one of the major military achievements of Iran, noting that the young Iranian experts are able to produce all radars needed by the operational forces.
“The next radar will be launched in Chabahar city (in Sistan and Balouchestan province) in the next three months and the number of the Ghadir-class radars will increase to 8,” Hajizadeh said.
Referring to the scientific and executive capacity of the elite IRGC Aerospace Forces, Hajizadeh said, “Our young elite forces are able to build and provide the radars needed by the operational forces.”
Yesterday two long-range 3D Ghadir radars designed and developed by Iranian experts have joined the country’s air defense forces.
The radars were put into operation during a ceremony on Tuesday in the presence of Chief Commander of Iran’s Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi and Commander of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hajizadeh.
The Ghadir radar system was first unveiled by the IRGC in 2013. Eight of them have since been installed across the country.
The phased-array radar system has been designed to identify different types of stealth aircraft and deal with electronic warfare.
It is equipped with a large combination of transmitters and receivers in a quadrilateral shape without rotation and mechanical movement, providing 360-degree coverage within a range of over 1,000 kilometers.
The first batch of the long-range sophisticated radar was stationed in a base in the city of Garmsar, Eastern Tehran, in June 2014. The second set was put into service in the Southwestern city of Ahvaz in July 2015.
Totally designed and manufactured by the Iranian military experts at the IRGC Aerospace Force, the Ghadir identifies aerial targets on the basis of 3-dimensional detection. The system enjoys nonstop monitoring capabilities.
Using low signals, Ghadir is a suitable option for electronic warfare.
With a range of nearly 1,100 kilometers, the Iranian radar system can even detect targets with pretty small cross-section areas.
As the radar system is capable of detecting small flying objects and targets at far distances, it leaves no obstruction in radar maintenance industry in Iran.
