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Iran boasts its army has received 200 new ‘strategic’ drones
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami at Tehran's Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense museum during the unveiling of an exhibition of what Iran says are US and other drones captured in its territory, in the capital Tehran on September 21, 2019. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
Iran’s defense ministry has delivered the army more than 200 new drones equipped with missile capabilities and electronic warfare systems, state media reports.
In a ceremony broadcast on television, Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani hands over “more than 200 long-range strategic drones” to army chief Abdolrahim Mousavi, the official news agency IRNA says.
Produced by the Iranian defense ministry, the drones are designed for reconnaissance and strike missions, and can carry air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, IRNA says.
