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TEHRAN, Aug 22 (KUNA) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a ceremony on Thursday unveiled the indigenous Bavar-373 missile defense system, FARS news agency reported.
The unveiling ceremony was held in Tehran on the occasion of National Defense Industry Day on August 22.
Bavar-373, with a range of 200 kilometers and a height of 27 kilometers, is known as Iranian S-300 of Russia.
According to the president's order, Bavar-373 joined Iran's air defense system today.
The agency quoted Defense Minister Colonel Amir Hatemi as saying that this new missile system would be used against any air targets at high altitudes.(end).
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