Iran's deputy defense minister said on Thursday that Iran will send three satellites to the space in the next couple of months.

Iran press/ Iran news: "The satellites are Iran-made and will be put on different orbits," said Brigadier-General Qassem Taqizadeh on Thursday.

Speaking on the country's deterrence power, he said,"Iran has been able to make a surface-to-surface precision missile with the range of 2,000 kilometers." He added that Iran uses the scholars of the Defense Ministry, universities and knowledge-based companies for making different equipment. He also said that the new equipment developed by Iran was used against Daesh (ISIS).

Iran's deputy defense minister added that the country has gained very complicated achievements in cruise and anti-ship industries, some of which are superior to those of the West. Saying that in the cartography organization, a very advanced system is designed, he added that the production line of Kowsar fighter has opened.

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"We plan to be the superior power in aviation. We have developed various superior technologies in drones; we can now find, recognize, and target drones.Very advanced radars are produced as well", General Taqizadeh said.

He  continued  that on verge of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which is going to be on February 11, several new achievements will be unveiled.

Saying that Iran will never start a war, he emphasized that  if it is invaded, Iran will counter the enemy fiercely. The general further  added that Iran's presence in the international waters is a symbol of complete readiness and repels regional and extra-regional threats.

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Earlier on November 28, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran is not seeking war with any country, but the Armed Forces should develop their capabilities to deter any potential aggressor. His Eminence's words came as he was addressing the Navy’s commanders and officials on the occasion of the National Navy Day in Tehran on Wednesday, Ayatollah Khamenei said. 

Brigadier-General Qassem Taqizadeh came in  the ceremony during which  two Ghadir-class submarines capable of launching subsurface-to-surface missiles, torpedoes and mines had joined Iran's naval fleet on Thursday.

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Ghadir-class submarines are designed to cruise within the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf to ensure peace and security of Iran's maritime borders, Iran Press reported.

Iran has so far launched different classes of domestically-built advanced submarines including Ghadir, Qaem, Nahang, Tareq and Sina.

Meanwhile, Deputy Defense Minister, Brigadier Qasem Taghizadeh in this ceremony announced that next Saturday Sahand destroyer will join to southern naval fleet in the 1st Imamat Maritime Zone. 203/103 

 

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