Iran says it will unveil homemade missile defense system

Iran says it will unveil homemade missile defense system

Iran says it will unveil a homemade missile defense system later this month.

Press TV quoted, Iranian Defense Minister Reza Hatami said in Tehran that the missile system, named Bavar-373, will be unveiled on National Defense Industry Day on 22nd of August.

He described the new missile as a competitor with Russia's S-300 missile system. It can carry and launch various types of missiles with different ranges at different altitudes, he noted.