Iran installs new over-the-horizon radar with 800 km radius, covering airspace of Armenia and Azerbaijan

YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, ARMENPRESS.  Iran has installed a radar with an 800 km radius, covering the skies of Armenia and Azerbaijan, reports Islamic World News.

The radar, located in the highlands of Gilan province, is designed to monitor the northern airspace of the country and has been connected to Iran's air defense network.

It is noted that after the radar is installed in Gilan, the entire airspace of Armenia and Azerbaijan, a significant part of eastern Turkey, most of Georgia, western Turkmenistan, southwestern Kazakhstan, and the Caspian Sea will be under Iranian air defense control.