A senior military commander says the Iranian Army’s Ground Force has,
for the first time, been equipped with drones featuring electronic warfare systems.
Deputy Commander the Iranian Army’s Ground Force Brigadier General Amir Nozar Nemati was
speaking on the sidelines of an exhibition of the Force’s defense achievements and
a ceremony for taking the delivery of 1,084 pieces of equipment related to ground combat.
He said the Army Ground Force designs and
develops its hardware and systems in harmony with potential future wars.
The commander highlighted the greatly-enhanced capabilities of the Ground Force’s unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are armed with guided missiles and bombs.He said
the Force has been armed with e-warfare drones for the first time, something
that will further strengthen the country’s defense power in the face of enemy threats.
Meanwhile, The Iranian Defence Ministry has reached full maturity in production,
said CEO of the Iranian Defence Ministry’s Aerospace Industries Organization, Afshin
Khadjefard referring to the organization’s success in the complete production of drone subsystems,
IRNA news agency reported on Friday.
« In order to complete the product portfolio of the Islamic Republic
of Iran’s army in the field of UAVs, we have achieved a
variety of products, » Afshin Khadjefard said about adding new UAVs to the army
Stating that Iran is in a very good category of drone science and technology,
this Iranian official noted, « We will certainly help Islamic countries,
of course, we will help any other country that wants to get drones for self-Defence. »
The CEO of the Iranian Air Industries Organization of the Ministry in charge of Defence said, « Many
countries are interested in our products, because Iranian drones are very capable,
and their capabilities are based on real battlefield experience. »
On the other hand, the deputy for operations of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s army,
Admiral Mahmoud Moussavi, stressed that with the capabilities created in the field of drone power,
it is possible to easily plan and execute operations against distant targets.
Admiral Mahmoud Moussavi said in a television broadcast about the
addition of new drones to the military: « The use of
unmanned equipment in recent wars has increased in the armies of the world.
This increase is due to two factors effective in combat, namely cost and loss of human operator”.
Stressing the need for improved drone capabilities,
the army’s deputy for operations said: « The Islamic Republic of Iran’s army,
like other advanced countries, is seeking to enhance capabilities in this area.
These new drones added to the arsenal of the four Army forces are likely to be used and operated
in the field of surveillance, identification and guarding of land, air and sea borders both
independently and in a specialised manner by each force and in joint operations”.
The deputy commander of Iranian army operations, Mahmoud Mousavi, said that units of his forces are
now able to plan offensive operations with drones against distant targets,
the day after the Iranian army announced that it had acquired more than 200 advanced drones,
equipped with missiles and electronic warfare systems.
Mousavi said that the drones, which can be used in the field of monitoring, defining
and guarding the Iranian borders, on land, sea and air alike, were part of the demands of his forces.
He said that the army “depends on the power of
combat and offensive drones in its operations plans.”
He added, “With modern capabilities, it has become possible to plan and carry out
offensive operations against distant targets,” according to the official IRNA news agency.
Mousavi continued, “Today, the system of drones with different ranges gives the regime
a long hand that enables it to use it against enemies in addition to the missile system.”
In turn, Afshin Khawaja Fard, the official of the Iranian Army’s Aerospace Industries Organization,
said, “The Ministry of Defense has reached full maturity in the production of drone equipment.”
And he continued, “When we reach very long ranges, it is one of the strategic
components that enables us to penetrate the strategic depth of the enemies.”
Meanwhile, the IRNA news agency quoted Brigadier General Amir Gholamalian,
commander of the southeastern region of Iran, as saying that more than 80 percent of our
borders are insecure, and some countries plan threats against our regime from time to time,
under the influence of the policies of the hegemonic countries.
But he said, “We are ready to target the most remote enemy bases.”
On the other hand, while the US administration announced, on Wednesday,
sanctions against companies that supply spare parts for drones to Iran, US Secretary of
State Anthony Blinken pledged, on Thursday, to obstruct Iranian military procurement activities.