Iran has installed a new over-the-horizon (OTH) radar with an 800 km range in the highlands of Gilan Province to monitor the northern airspace of the country, adding it to the integrated air defense network.
This Nazir radar, with its 800 km range, can detect targets at altitudes exceeding 30 km. It can also identify various low radar cross-section targets, such as drones and cruise missiles.
With the Nazir radar in Gilan, the entire airspace over Azerbaijan, Armenia, large parts of eastern Turkey, most of Georgia, western Turkmenistan, part of southwestern Kazakhstan, and the Caspian Sea will be under Iran’s air defense surveillance.
During the Israeli airstrikes on Iran on October 26, 2024, the Caspian Sea airspace was used—likely with cooperation from the Azerbaijan government—to target the Shahroud facilities. Now, with the Nazir radar operational in Gilan…
