Iran Unveils Strategic Drone

Tehran, Nov 18, IRNA – Defense Ministry’s new strategic drone dubbed ˈFotrosˈ was unveiled here Monday. Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan was present in the unveiling ceremony. Fotros is the biggest unmanned strategic plane in the country. Dehqan told reporters on the sidelines of the ceremony that the Defense Ministry’s strategy is to update its equipment. Fotros is fully designed and manufactured by Iranian experts, said the minister, adding that it is also able to fly at an altitude of 25,000 feet. He added this strategic drone can be equipped with air-to-surface missiles in order to complete its military missions. Dehqan further announced that the indigenous drone has been successfully tested in the most specialized centers under the international standards. In recent years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has made great achievements in the aerospace industries, particularly the acquisition of the technology to manufacture indigenous drones./end