Tehran test-fires stealth missile

[Ulhas Joglekar <joglekarulhas@xxxxxxxx>]

The Asian Age
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Tehran test-fires stealth missile

- By AP

Tehran, March 31: Iran successfully test-fired on Friday a missile with the
ability to avoid radar and hit several targets simultaneously, the Air Force
chief of the elite Revolutionary Guards said.

"Today, a remarkable goal of the Islamic Republic of Iran's defence forces
was realised with the successful test-firing of a new missile with greater
technical and tactical capabilities than those previously produced," Gen.
Hossein Salami said on state-run television.

Gen. Salami said the Iranian-made missile, which he did not name, was
test-fired as large military manoeuvres began in the Persian Gulf and the
Arabian sea.

"This missile can simultaneously hit several targets, has near stealth
capabilities with a high manoeuvrability, pin point accuracy and radar
avoidance features," Gen. Salami said. The general said the range of the
missile would depend on the weight of its warhead.

"It can avoid anti-missile missiles and strike the target," he said.
The television screened a brief clip of the launch of the missile. Iran
already has the Shahab-3 missile, which has a range of 2,000 kilometres and
is capable of reaching Israel and US bases in the West Asia.