Iran to test 4-km range missiles on army helicopters

[Zarvan]

Iran to test 4-km range missiles on army helicopters

by Fatih Karimov [Trend News Agency] - Iran will test 4-kilometers range missiles on its Army helicopters.

Commander of the Army's Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said the Army's helicopters have been equipped with guided missiles, which are scheduled to be tested in Beit ol-Moqaddas war games in the next Iranian month of Khordad (May 22-June 21) in Isfahan province of Iran, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported on May 11.

He added that the national helicopter, which will be equipped with the most advanced military systems, will be unveiled by the end of the current Iranian solar year (March 2015).

Iranian media outlets report that Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems in recent years.

Tehran established an arms development program during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s to counter the weapons embargo imposed on it by the U.S. and its Western allies.

Since 1992, Iran has manufactured its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles, radars, boats, submarines and fighter planes. Iran also unveiled its first domestically-manufactured long-range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in 2010.


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[mohsen]

actually the original news is about testing a missile with a range more than 4km, how much more, they didn't say.

 

[Bideur]

Probably the Sadid-1 misile that we seen on the shahed 285. No ?

 

[MOHSENAM]

Iranian Army Choppers Equipped with Guided Missiles
May 11, 2014 - 10:41
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Army has mounted new guided missiles and rockets on its helicopters, one of which has a range of more than 4 kilometers, a senior commander announced.

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Speaking in a graduation ceremony for the cadets from the Army Ground Force airborne division (Havaniroz), Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said the country’s combat helicopters have been equipped with guided missiles and rockets.

The missiles which have been mounted on the choppers enjoy a range of more than 4 kilometers, the commander said.

He noted that the choppers, paired with missiles, will undergo operational tests in upcoming Beit ul-Muqaddas exercises, due to be held in the central province of Isfahan.

According to Pourdastan, the Ground Force has also managed to upgrade the capabilities of the equipment on the choppers, including the mounted machine guns and night vision devices.

Elsewhere, the commander announced that the country’s 'national helicopter' will be unveiled in the current Iranian year (ends on March 20, 2015). The home-made chopper is equipped with the most advanced military equipment, the commander explained.

Earlier in September 2013, Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari said the national chopper “is a very capable one and enjoys very good flight and operational capabilities”.

The Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent years made great headways in manufacturing a broad range of indigenous equipment, making the armed forces self-sufficient in the arms sphere.

Tehran has repeatedly assured other nations that its military might poses no threat to other countries, saying that the Islamic Republic’s defense doctrine is entirely based on deterrence.
Tasnim News Agency - Iranian Army Choppers Equipped with Guided Missiles

 

[random123]

Will US going to supply them with their old Super Cobra's?

 

[yavar]

Will US going to supply them with their old Super Cobra's?

why do we ( Iran ) need any U.S sh**t ??