Tehran, Aug 28 (ANI): Iran is manufacturing maritime patrol aircraft to be used by armed forces in the near future, Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has said.This product which is currently being produced by the defense industry can be widely used in the military sector and maritime patrol and we hope we can introduce it to the armed forces in the near future," Xinhua quoted Vahidi, as saying.
He further said the aircraft is equipped with optical and radar subsystems and can be operated for long duration.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had earlier unveiled three national defence projects- a marine cruise missile with a 200 kilometre range, a torpedo system fitted with 220-kilogram warheads and a marine engine which can be used in both combatant and non- combatant aircrafts. (ANI)
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