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2017-03-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran Successfully Test S-300 Air Defense System
[ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] Iran announced it had successfully tested S-300 air defense system in Damavand military drills on Saturday.

"The S-300 air defense system has been tested... in the presence of government and military officials," state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
said.

A number of high ranking Iranian military officials also were present in the drills which was held in an unnamed air defense base, IRNA news agency reported.

The operation was aimed at evaluating the performance of the S-300 system in targeting a wide range of missiles and drones as well as assessing the human performance in operating the system.

Iranian military personnel completely operated the system according to simulation scenarios which replicated detection, identification, tracing, and targeting of the potential aerial threats.

The system also fully managed to target and destroy aerial vehicles successfully.

Iran’s activation of the defense system comes amid mounting tensions with the new US administration of President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
, who imposed sanctions after Iran tested a medium-range ballistic missile in January.

The deal to buy the S-300 system was originally signed in 2007 but Russia suspended it in 2010 citing a UN ban on arms sales to Iran.

Posted by Fred 2017-03-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 So, did they actually shoot something down, or just squirt one off into the blue? It only counts if you hit something.
Posted by ed in texas 2017-03-05 11:49||   2017-03-05 11:49|| Front Page Top

#2 the S-300 has never been tested in an actual combat situation

it has done well in tests
Posted by lord garth 2017-03-05 12:38||   2017-03-05 12:38|| Front Page Top

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