Iran has replaced air defense systems damaged during last month’s conflict with Israel, Iranian state media reported, citing Mahmud Musavi, deputy commander of the regular army.
During the June conflict, Israeli air forces dominated Iranian airspace and dealt a heavy blow to Iran’s air defenses while Iranian armed forces launched successive barrages of missiles and drones on Israeli territory.
“Some of our air defense systems were damaged, we cannot hide that, but our colleagues used domestic resources and replaced them with pre-prepared systems that were kept in suitable locations in order to keep the airspace safe,” said Musavi.
Before the war, Iran had its own domestically produced long-range air defense system, Bavar-373, alongside the Russian S-300 system.
According to reports, there was no mention of any imports of foreign air defense systems into Iran in recent weeks.
After limited Israeli strikes on Iranian missile factories last October, Iran later showcased Russian air defense systems during a military exercise to show that it had recovered from the attack.
