Iran demonstrated today its capability to hit a floating target with precision guided, short range ballistic missile of the Fatah 110 (M-600) class. Photo: FARS news agency
Meet Iran’s “Carrier Killer”: The Khalij Fars -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat
As The Diplomat reported on Monday, last weekend Israel carried out a number of air raids on missile deposits in Syria that were said to have been destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Officials said the missiles that Israel was targeting were Iran’s Fateh-110s, a precision guided, solid-fuel, short range ground-to-ground missile that is believed to be based off China’s DF-11A missile.The Fateh-110 was first tested in 2002 and is now in its fourth generation.
Interestingly, the Fateh-110 is also the basis for Iran’s most potent anti-ship ballistic missile, Khalij Fars (Persian Gulf). According to Iranian media outlets, “the supersonic projectile, which carries a 650-kilogram warhead, is immune to interception and features high-precision systems.”
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My Comment: I have always remarked that if you want to know when the U.S. is serious in striking Iran .... monitor their naval deployments. If the US decides to evacuate their aircraft carriers and large surface ships out of the Persian Gulf and position them in the Arabian Sea .... .... and out of ranger of these 'carrier-killer' missiles .... that is when you know that the US is serious about launching a strike.
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