Iran develops tank anti-missile system
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Iran upgrades its T-72M tanks by adding an anti-missile system for its tanks, marking another milestone for Iran in overcoming the US-imposed embargo.
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Iran's upgraded version of the T-72M, Karrar
Iran will be mounting an anti-missile system on the turrets of T-72M tanks to protect them against attacks, Fars news agency reported Wednesday.
The upgrade saw the IRGC modernization and rebranding of the tank under Karrar, and the usage of the upgraded T-72M tanks came during the latest Iranian drills, the Great Prophet 17 joint drills on Iran's southern coasts.
The drills came after the United States said it was preparing "alternatives" in case the Vienna talks to revive the Iranian nuclear program collapse.
"The system has been tested and will be installed on the tank turrets. It will be able to deflect all types of missiles by jamming their systems," Fars said.
The Agency also reported Iran's Revolutionary Guards Land Forces chief, General Mohammad Pakpour, as saying the tanks' main gun has a range of 3 km and precision night-time capabilities.
Iran's military fired Tuesday several missiles from the land and sea as part of the five-day exercises.
Iran's IRGC announced Tuesday that during the Great Prophet 17 drills, fixed and mobile land and sea targets were hit accurately by attack drones and missiles.
The drills are taking place in three Gulf coastal provinces, including in Bushehr, not far from the country's only nuclear power plant.
Tasnim news agency said on the second day of the Great Prophet 17 joint exercises that the drills included training on coastal defense and fixed and mobile anti-landing operations tactics. Additionally, Two IRGC fighter jets and Su-22 bombers bombed ground targets using highly accurate, guided Yassin bombs.
IRGC Deputy Chief of Operations Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan announced the start of massive wargames dubbed as Payambar-e Azam 17 in the Southern regions of Iran on Monday.
The drills aim to increase the level of combat readiness of the IRGC by using the most advanced equipment and tactics to deal with perceived threats and hybrid wars, he explained.
