Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Iran Claims It Now Has A Supersonic Ballistic Surface-To-Sea Missile

Iran has successfully test fired the Persian Gulf missile. Press TV

Iran's Claim it Test-Fired Anti-Warship Missiles Brings New Concerns, Questions -- Fox News

Iran test-fired what it calls a supersonic ballistic surface-to-sea missile Monday in a dramatic ceremony that saw the missile crash into a ship that went up in smoke.

It’s being called anti-destroyer, anti-warship and radar evading, with a range of 300 kilometers, or 186 miles.

Brig. Gen. Ali Jafari, Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, described the new hardware.

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Update #1: Iran 'mass-producing anti-ship missiles' -- AFP
Update #2: Iranian Ballistic Missile Scores a Direct Hit on a Target Ship -- Defense Update

My Comment
: I am sure the targets will not only be warships, but large super tankers.

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