Iran successfully test-fires domestic missile system "Mersad 16"

Iran successfully test-fires domestic missile system "Mersad 16"
# 31 August 2021 14:58 (UTC +04:00)

Iran’s Army successfully test-fired domestically developed Mersad 16 missile system in central Iran on Tuesday, APA reports citing IRNA News Agency.

Iran’s Army Air Defense Force Operation Deputy Brigadier General Amir Mohammad Khoshghalb said that the missile system has been fully developed in Iran, leveraging the latest technologies for the fight against electronic war, and simultaneously engaging with multiple targets.

He named high mobility and agility among the characteristics of the new air defense system, noting that it can confront high-speed targets flying at low altitude, like a cruise missile.

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