Iran to use drones for border control

October 3, 2011 - 11:11 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran plans to equip all of its border areas with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) within the next few months, Iranian Police Chief Esmail Ahmadi Moqaddam announced.

Nine remote-controlled drones have already been purchased, and ten others will be bought in the near future, Ahmadi-Moqaddam said, Fars News Agency reported.

The commander added that the police aviation personnel were receiving training to operate the drones.

The drones are to carry out reconnaissance missions in the desert areas of the Eastern Iran near the border with Afghanistan, as part of Iran's campaign against narcotics and drug-trafficking, Ahmadi-Moqaddam was quoted as saying.

The Iranian Air Force also announced in July that it plans to deploy reconnaissance drones along the country's border.

"Using UAVs plays a vital role in the strengthening of the Armed Forces' offensive and defensive capabilities. Accordingly, we seek to equip all the country's air bases with different types of drones," Deputy Lieutenant Commander of Army's Air Force for Operations General Majid Pirhadi told FNA.

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