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Thu, 02/25/2010 - 00:30
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Iran capable of manufacturing S-300 defense missiles: MP
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – A senior MP said on Wednesday that Iran will manufacture the S-300 air defense missile system itself, if Russia does not honor its commitment to deliver the system to Tehran.
“With the capability we have, if Russians do not give us S-300, we ourselves will manufacture it (the system),” Alaedding Boroujerdi, the chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said.
It is in Russia’s interests to deliver the system to Iran, he reiterated.
Russia signed a contract in 2007 to sell the S-300 missile system, but it has not delivered the missiles so far.
The S-300 system, which can track targets and fire at aircraft 120 kilometers (75 miles) away, features high jamming immunity and is able to simultaneously engage up to 100 targets.
The truck-mounted S-300PMU1, known in the West as the SA-20, can shoot down cruise missiles and aircraft. It can fire at targets up to 150km (90 miles) away and travel at more than two km per second.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Boroujerdi pointed to a recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency director in which Iran has been asked to present its missile capabilities documents to the IAEA, saying Iran’s missile capabilities “are none of the agency’s concern”.
The top diplomat asked, “Where was the agency (IAEA)” when the Iraqi regime under Saddam Hussein targeted Iranian cities by missiles provided to Saddam by arrogant powers.
And “where were the other international bodies, and what measures did they take” that now the IAEA is asking Iran to give information about its missiles.
The senior lawmaker said Iran is making serious efforts to promote its missile capabilities since maintaining the country’s sovereignty and improving its defense system is highly important.
“With the capability we have, if Russians do not give us S-300, we ourselves will manufacture it (the system),” Alaedding Boroujerdi, the chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said.
It is in Russia’s interests to deliver the system to Iran, he reiterated.
Russia signed a contract in 2007 to sell the S-300 missile system, but it has not delivered the missiles so far.
The S-300 system, which can track targets and fire at aircraft 120 kilometers (75 miles) away, features high jamming immunity and is able to simultaneously engage up to 100 targets.
The truck-mounted S-300PMU1, known in the West as the SA-20, can shoot down cruise missiles and aircraft. It can fire at targets up to 150km (90 miles) away and travel at more than two km per second.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Boroujerdi pointed to a recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency director in which Iran has been asked to present its missile capabilities documents to the IAEA, saying Iran’s missile capabilities “are none of the agency’s concern”.
The top diplomat asked, “Where was the agency (IAEA)” when the Iraqi regime under Saddam Hussein targeted Iranian cities by missiles provided to Saddam by arrogant powers.
And “where were the other international bodies, and what measures did they take” that now the IAEA is asking Iran to give information about its missiles.
The senior lawmaker said Iran is making serious efforts to promote its missile capabilities since maintaining the country’s sovereignty and improving its defense system is highly important.
