Iran�s Army tested an upgraded version of the Mersad missile defense system in the country�s central desert.


The Mersad-16 homegrown missile defense system fired missiles to shoot down the intended targets.

Mersad is a medium-altitude surface-to-air missile system with electronic warfare capabilities.

According to General Khoshqalb, the Air Defense Force�s Operations Deputy, it has been fully developed by local experts and is capable of using new technologies to counter enemy�s electronic warfare and simultaneously engaging multiple hostile targets.

 

Source: Tasnim