Iran is ready to create a comprehensive system of layered air defense (AD) with the help of Russia. ''It is likely to be one of the main topics of the talks in Moscow for Iran's defense minister,'' the director of the Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (TSAMTO) Igor Korotchenko said today.
In addition to the purchase of SAM and SAM systems, one of the most important elements of such a system is the purchase of a large batch of multifunctional Su-30 fighters belonging to the generation 4 ++,'' RIA Novosti cites Korotchenko as saying.