{{Iran’s state TV says the military will test a new air defense system modeled after the U.S. Hawk system.}}<\/p>\n
Monday’s report says the surface-to-air system has been named “Mersad,” or Ambush. <\/p>\n
The report says it’s capable of locking a flying object at a distance of 80 kilometers (50 miles) and can hit it from 45 kilometers (30 miles) away, using Iranian-made missile Shahin, or Hawk.<\/p>\n
The TV says Mersad will be tested during the military exercises that started last weekend. <\/p>\n
Billed as “massive,” the week-long drill is also to include Iranian jet fighters, drones and about 8,000 troops and will cover nearly the entire eastern half of Iran.<\/p>\n
The drill is meant to upgrade Iranian capabilities amid escalating tensions with the West over Tehran’s suspect nuclear program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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