Airspace

Afghan army chief:

US drones occasionally violate Afghan airspace

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Afghan Chief of Army Staff Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat has accused the United States of violating Afghanistan's airspace, saying that Washington's pilotless planes occasionally enter Afghanistan's airspace.

NASA releases stunning image of newborn binary star system

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – The latest stunning image snapped by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows a pair of stars still in the process of formation.

US ready for conflict in outer space: military official

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – The US is ready for conflict in outer space, according to a senior military official, after developing anti-satellite technologies to counter the threats posed by “provocative” countries such as Russia and China.

Rear Admiral Rastegari:

Iran hacks two spy planes simultaneously near its air borders

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – CEO of the Iranian Defense Ministry's Electronics Industries Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari announced the hacking of two spy planes by electronic warfare systems near the air borders of the country.

SpaceX launches 54 Starlink internet satellites into orbit

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – SpaceX launched the first batch of a new generation of Starlink satellites into orbit early Wednesday and nailed a rocket landing at sea to mark a record 60th flight of the year.

Perseverance rover drops 2nd sample tube on Mars

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – NASA announced on Friday that Perseverance successfully dropped its second rock sample tube on the Martian surface.

China's Shenzhou-14 separates from space station combination

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – China’s Shenzhou-14 manned spacecraft with three people on board has successfully undocked from the Tiangong space station and is headed back to Earth, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) says.

Israeli regime planes can use Turkey airspace after agreement

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – The spokesperson of the Israeli regime prime minister announced the new aviation agreement between the Israeli regime and Turkey, describing it as a strategic step in bilateral relations.

Brig. Gen. Rahimzadeh:

Iran integrated air defense system at highest readiness level

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – The Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Ghader Rahimzadeh said that the country’s unified air defense network is at the highest level of preparedness.

Gen. Bagheri:

Security of Iranian airspace manifestation of deterrent power

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri said that safety and security of the Iranian airspace is the symbol of deterrent power in the global arena.

Russia unveils model of its new space station Ross

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Russia's space agency unveiled for the first time a physical model of what a planned new Russian-built space station will look like.

SpaceX launches 46 Starlink satellites

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – SpaceX launched 46 satellites and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea on Sunday.

China successfully launches Tianxing-1 test satellite

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – China successfully launched the Tianxing-1 test satellite into space atop the Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket on Wednesday.

Security of Iran 'red line of Armed Forces': cmdr.

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The Deputy Commander of Iran’s Army Air Defense Force said that the security of the country is the red line of Armed Forces and they don't make any appeasement with any country violating the country's airspace.

Iran never shies away from defending its borders: Cmdr.

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Emphasizing that Iran never shies from defending its borders, Deputy Commander of Iran Army Air Defense Force said that any attack on country’s airspace will be harshly responded.

Brig. Gen. Rahimzadeh:

Iran integrated air defense sys. at apex of readiness

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Ghader Rahimzadeh said that integrated air defense network of the country is at the highest level of preparedness.

Iran Army Air Defense monitoring airspace incessantly: Cmdr.

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Emphasizing that ignorance of air defense in protecting airspace of the country ‘unjustifiable’, the Deputy Coordinator of Air Defense Force said that airspace of the country is continuously monitored by the force.

International flights cross Iranian airspace increase by 60%

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – As many as 66,000 flights used Iran’s airspace in the first 6 months of the Iranian year 1400 (Mar. 22-Sep. 22), indicating a 60% increase in comparison with the same period last year.

EU lifts risk warning on Iranian airspace

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – The European Union's aviation safety agency (EASA) did not extend its previous risk warning to European airliners over the safety concern of flying in Iranian airspace.

Iran stresses right to fair access to outer space

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Stressing the right to fair access to outer space, Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations expressed concern about restrictive measures in this regard.

Lebanon complains on Zionist regime over airspace violation

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – The Lebanese government has sued Zionist regime at the United Nations for repeatedly violating its airspace to attack Syria.

European airliners resume using Iran airspace: IAC official

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – An official from Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC) said Sun. that the European airliners have resumed crossing the Iranian sky after over a year and a half halt.

Jeff Bezos going to space on first crewed flight of rocket

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin.