Iran’s Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani (photo) has told the Iranian parliament that the country’s defense industry exports have quadrupled since the current administration took office in August 2021.

The spokesman of Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee quoted Ashtiani as saying during a Parliament Committee meeting that Iranian defense industry output had increased by 250% in the past three years, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.

Ebrahim Rezayi said that private companies had contributed 4.6 times more to Iranian defense industry projects over the past three years compared to the same previous period, according to his account of Defense Minister’s remarks.

Meantime, the Chief Commander of Iran’s Army Air Defense Force has announced that Iran’s Army will upgrade its air defense capabilities with new radars and missile interceptors.

Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard visited last week the different parts, sites and radar positions of the West Air Defense Zone and NezamAli Maleki Air Defense Unit and evaluated the level of combat readiness and operational capability of the units.

During his visit, Sabahifard told a group of Commanders and employees that the Air Defense Force, as Iran’s main defense system, is playing an effective role in improving the country’s Armed Forces combat power.

Nowadays, the Islamic Republic of Iran is a safe and secure region, he said.