Iran has unveiled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) armed with air defence missiles suitable for aerial combats, a media report said Tuesday while showing a footage of the new drone.
The combat drone has successfully passed operational tests and is now ready to be delivered to the country's armed forces, Xinhua quoted Iranian deputy Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami as saying Tuesday.
The new drone has increased the operational range of the armed forces' drones and their capability to track, chase, intercept and destroy intruding aircraft, Hatami said.
"The drone is capable of destroying various flying aircraft including fighter jets, unmanned aerial vehicles and helicopters," he said.
In August, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that it had downed an Israeli spy drone near the country's central nuclear facilities.
Iran's military forces are fully ready to detect and intercept the flying objects of the enemy over the country's air space, Amir- Ali Hajizadeh, aerospace commander of IRGC said, adding that "in case these actions are repeated, the aggressors should wait for our crushing response".