2000 km range
Iran boosts army with 1000 new drones
Iran has reinforced its regular armed forces with 1000 drones. As the Ministry of Defence announced on Monday, the missiles, which are said to be two modern variants of the "Ababil" type, have a range of more than 2000 kilometers.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Fears of renewed military tensions with arch-enemy Israel are growing in Tehran. Last year, Israel and Iran fired rockets at each other several times in a dangerous escalation.
According to the semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim, the new drones have been delivered to various locations throughout the country. They are said to have high stealth capabilities, a high destructive power and a range of more than 2000 kilometers.
The new drones will be used for reconnaissance and border surveillance, but will also help the Iranian army "in the fight against distant targets", according to the Tasnim News Agency.
Air defense tests around Natanz nuclear facility
Just under two weeks before Trump's inauguration, the Iranian military began testing its air defenses at the important Natanz nuclear facility (pictured below). The first phase of a maneuver around the facility in central Iran began last Tuesday.
Tehran has launched a series of drone and missile attacks on Israel since the start of the Gaza war, which was triggered by an attack by its proxy, the terror group Hamas, on October 7.
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