#news #Iran to unveil new generation of S-200 missiles: commander

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian military commander announced Sunday that the country will unveil a new generation of domestically developed long-range S-200 air defense missile system by next February, the local Fars news agency reported.

"We have made good progress in developing S-200 systems," Brigadier General Ahmad Miqani, Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base told a news conference.

The commander said that in the new generation of the S-200 system, the radar system is boosted and is made fully digital, Miqani was quoted as saying.

Reportedly, the S-200 system is a very long range, medium-to- high altitude surface-to-air missile system designed to defend large areas from bomber attack or other strategic aircraft.

On Wednesday, Iran said it would test-fire its domestically built S-300 missile system in near future in response to Russia's refusal to provide Tehran with the defense missile shield.

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