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By Sara Rajabova

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched advanced radar system.

IRGC officially put into service a domestically developed long-range radar system capable of detecting stealth aircraft.

The advanced radar system, named Ghadir, was launched officially in a ceremony attended by military top brass, including Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaeili on June 2, Press TV reported.

The state-of-the art radar system uses three-dimensional (3-D) technology to detect airborne targets, including radar-evading aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles, and satellites in low Earth orbits.

The system was first unveiled during the Great Prophet 6 military drills back in 2011. It was later mass produced by the IRGC's Aerospace Division and underwent several tests in recent months.

The Phased Array radar can monitor targets within a radius of 1,100 kilometers at a maximum 300-km altitude.

In late May, Iran's Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base unveiled two new home-made command and control systems named 'Fakour' (Thoughtful) and 'Rassoul' (Messenger) as well as the Matla ol-Fajr (Dawn) radar system.

In November 2013, Iranian navy unveiled an indigenous state-of-the-art array radar system, dubbed Asr (Age), which can detect long-distance targets.

Iranian media outlets report that Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems in recent years.

Since 1992, Iran has manufactured its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles, radars, boats, submarines, and fighter planes.

Iran also unveiled its first domestic long-range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in 2010.

Iran has always stated that its military might poses no threat to other countries and its defense doctrine is deterrence-based.