21.01.2025, 01:44
Zitat:Iran's Newly-Commissioned Nazir Over-the-Horizon Radar is Looking Towards russia, the Explaination is Simplehttps://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tec...13148.html
January 10, 2025
Tehran is expanding its defense capabilities against aerial and missile attacks by deploying its own over-the-horizon radar system. A new element of this system is the Nazir radar that has been installed recently in the mountainous province of Gilan on the shores of the Caspian Sea, as reported by iranian media outlets, including Islamic World News.
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Given the location of the new radar, it should be capable of covering the northern surveillance zone which was previously a gap in iranian air surveillance systems. In fact, it mostly faces towards iran's ally, the russian federation, with a viewing angle wide enough to partly see russian regions Dagestan and Chechnya. It also covers the entire territory of Azerbaijan, Armenia, eastern regions of Turkiye, parts of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
Among them all, the key strategic adversary is Azerbaijan. At least iranian media report that during the latest attacks by Israel, some of the strikes were launched from the northern direction, thanks to Azerbaijan offering its airspace to Israeli pilots. From now on, however, iran will be able to see any threats from the north in advance.
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