Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Growing Fears That Iranian Shoulder-Fired Surface-To-Air Missiles May Be Supplied To Terror Groups

Photo: Iranian Misagh shoulder-fired missile system

Iran Reveals New Details of Shoulder-Fired Missiles -- Washington Free Beacon

Anti-terror officials concerned missiles could be given to Iran-supported terror orgs

Iran this month unveiled details on two shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles that are a major concern among U.S. and allied counterterrorism officials due to Tehran’s support for global terrorist groups.

Iran on Dec. 8 published a report outlining the specifications for what it calls the Misagh-1 and Misagh-2 shoulder-fired missile system.

The report in the state-run Islamist Tasnim news agency stated the missiles are superior to the U.S. Stinger anti-aircraft missile and Sweden’s RBS-70 missile system.

According to the news agency, both variants of the missile are 1.5 meters long and can hit targets at a maximum altitude of 4,000 meters.

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My Comment: I suspect that it will be only a matter of time before groups like Hezbollah are boasting that they have such missiles (if not already) in their arsenals.

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