Alwaght- Iran is in possession of drones with a range of 7,000 kilometers, Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday.
“By the grace of God, we launch satellites now; we are a pioneer in nanotechnology; we have large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that travel 7,000 kilometers.... We are a pioneer not only in military technologies but in many other fields,” Major General Hossein Salami said at a ceremony to unveil homegrown Noora vaccine against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The recombinant Noora vaccine, produced by Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, was put on display during a ceremony on Sunday in the presence of General Salami, Iran’s Health Minister Saeed Namaki as well as other Iranian health officials.
“Our 16-month efforts have finally paid off and Noora vaccine has now been produced. During the last 4 to 5 months, vaccine studies were performed on mice, rabbits and monkeys, and the results of the studies were presented to the Ministry of Health,” Hassan Abolghasemi, president of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, said at the ceremony.
Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent years made great progress in indigenously developing and manufacturing a broad range of equipment, making the armed forces self-sufficient in this regard.
Iranian officials have repeatedly underscored that the Islamic Republic will not hesitate to build up its defense capabilities, emphasizing that such abilities are entirely meant for the purpose of defense and will be never subject to negotiations.
The IRGC chief praised Iranian medical personnel for successfully fighting the deadly coronavirus outbreak despite an economic terrorism campaign launched by the self-proclaimed advocates of democracy against Iran.
"A nation that has been able to create such great honors at the height of the scientific, technical, economic and financial siege is certainly a marvelous and exceptional nation," he said.
