The Eurasian Times:

“All of our tests have been very successful. The message that these tests give us is that we see with great pleasure that our SIPER project is really on track, it is going very well,” Ismail Demir, head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) said on the sidelines of Teknofest Azerbaijan. Demir said that a new test will be held soon and as tests in the SIPER project begins.

Reports suggest that the SIPER will be used for air defense of strategic facilities against enemy attacks and it will feature a distributed architecture and is planned to use more than one type of missile with different ranges.

The SIPER Block-I Missile is said to have a range of over 70 km and an altitude of over 20 km with its range expected to increase over 100 km (SIPER Block-2) by 2023. Subsequently, SIPER Block-3 will be developed, bringing the maximum range of the missile defense system up to a range of 150km.

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