Kian, Jet-Powered Precision Drone, Unveiled

Kian, Jet-Powered Precision Drone, Unveiled

Iran on Sunday unveiled (reveal , show پرده برداری) a jet-propelled drone (an aircraft whose flight is controlled from the ground) it said is capable of finding and attacking targets far from the country's borders with precision (accuracy, carefully, precision, accurately, careful, resolution دقت).

Dubbed the Kian, the unmanned بدون سرنشین aerial vehicle was designed, produced and tested by experts of the air defense force within about a year, said the head of the force.

The drone comes in two models capable of surveillance (نظارت inspection, going over, examination, continual observation of a person or group, especially one suspected of doing something illegal) and reconnaissance(شناسایی investigation, inspection, exploration) missions and continuous flight for precision (accuracy, exactitude, correctness) missions.

This drone can undertake (assume, take on, انجام, carry out) any drone missions we entrust(commend, entrust, واگذار) it with... it can fly more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and find its target with precision, .

The newly launched UAV can carry different munitions and can climb to an altitude of 5,000 meters (15,000 feet), according to state television.

This unmanned aircraft is capable of hitting targets far from the country’s borders and undertaking air defense from the enemy's territory.

The unveiling comes at a time of rising tensions with the United States, which have escalated(rise, shoot up, go sky-high, تشدید) since last year when U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and reimposed sanctions(restriction, اقدام قهرآمیز از سوی چند کشور علیه کشوری , تحریم).

Iran shot down a U.S. Global Hawk drone with a surface-to-air missile in June for violating (نقض, disobey, go against, abuse) its airspace.

Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier General said Iran has come into possession of advanced laser cannons - with a U.S.-based expert suggesting the West should not discount the possibility of the Islamic Republic deploying  استقرار increasingly sophisticated weapons systems in the near future.

Iran has obtained the technical know-how to manufacture and utilize advanced cannons (big gun, field gun توپ) using high-power laser beams پرتوهای.

Laser is being used in artillery systems for two purposes, and could help increase the volume of fire, mobility تحرک and precision.

Iranian military forces are employing laser technology in preparing artillery systems, launching artillery توپخانه ammunition مهمات, and in radars, which will accurately detect (  تشخیص notice, become aware of, distinguish), track and hit پیگیری و ضربه the hostile targets.

He also said Iran had developed homegrown weapons with the laser technology, with the country’s military in possession اختیار داشتن of laser-powered weapons capable of annihilating نابود stealth مخفیکاری aircraft.

Iran is using the laser systems to protect its critical and vital حیاتی centers, adding that Iranian military experts were on the cutting edge of laser technology.

A member at the Washington-based Middle East Institute told Express.co.uk "Iran’s missile capabilities are good". They have invested (spend, devote, empower, Supply,  سرمایه گذاری) in these recently, largely out of necessity.

He pointed out that Iran’s military had recently down a U.S. military drone with equipment developed by its own scientists.

The incident was evidence that Iran was increasingly confident in asserting itself in the Middle East, Vatanka said.

Whether their claims are true, and nobody knows for sure, the fact is that the perception in the region is that Iran downed a U.S. drone and the U.S. did not respond.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s navy Rear said the country’s navy has developed a weapon to beat the American anti-drone laser weapon system.

Deputy director of foreign policy at Washington-based think tank Brookings Institution Suzanne Maloney told Sky News attacks such as the one which saw Iran shoot down the U.S. drone were likely to become more commonplace (عادی ordinary, everyday, routine).