* By Mohammad Ghaderi

Ukrainian plane incident: Historical records and Iran’s responsibility 

TEHRAN - The downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane over Iran’s airspace on Wednesday morning, apart from the great sorrow that it caused, was only a repetition of similar events that have been recurring continuously in the contemporary world. The only difference between the recent crash near the Imam Khomeini International Airport and similar crashes around the world is that none of those governments regretted the incidents but Tehran did.     

Army shoots down unknown drone in southwestern Iran

TEHRAN – The air defense system of Iran’s Army detected and targeted an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over a key port city in the southwestern part of the country on Friday.

Iran to unveil ‘Bavar-373’ air defense system on August 22

TEHRAN – Brigadier General Amir Hatami, Iran’s defense minister, said on Wednesday that a homegrown long-range air defense system, named “Bavar-373”, will be unveiled later this month.

Iran unveils new air defense missile system

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Defense Ministry on Sunday unveiled a sophisticated air defense system capable of hitting several targets with homegrown “Sayyad-3” missiles.

Syria says its air defenses intercept several Israeli projectiles

TEHRAN- The Syrian army says its air defense units have brought down several projectiles fired from Israeli-occupied territories.

Introducing 4 animated defense systems for effective defense of Iran sky

TEHRAN- Defense systems utilizing identification technology, weapons, processing and communication units play a significant role in today’s modern military capabilities.

Russia supplies all S-300 missile system divisions to Iran

Russia has finished executing the contract on supplying Iran with divisions of S-300 air defense systems, the head of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said Thursday.