Iran says it's tested new air defence system

November 13, 2012 20:43

Iran said today it successfully tested a new air defense system modeled after the US Hawk system during a drill in the country's east. A senior Iranian official called the maneuvers a "slap" to America and Israel. State TV broadcast footage today said to be from the drill, which began Saturday and which has been billed as "massive."

The footage shows a Hawk missile being launched and hitting a mock aircraft. Earlier reports said the new surface-to-air system is named "Mersad," or Ambush. It is capable of locking a flying object at a distance of 80 kilometers (50 miles) and can hit from 45 kilometers (30 miles) away, state TV said.

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