Iran plans to develop satellite-detecting radars

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said here Tuesday that Iran plans to develop different types of radar systems with satellite-detecting capabilities, semi-official Fars news agency reported. Addressing a conference on radar technology, Vahidi said Iran has witnessed "a jump" in the field of radar designing and manufacturing. "Today, we have many achievements in different fields. Radars covering ranges of 500 km to 700 km have been manufactured, and production of radar systems with 1,000 km to 3,000 km of ranges is underway," he was quoted as saying. The Islamic republic is trying to develop radar systems to detect and track satellites, he added.