(RTTNews) - Iran has claimed that it successfully test-fired a new ground-to-ground missile that hits targets with a higher precision and more difficult to intercept.
Iran Test-fires Advanced Ground-to-ground Missile
Test-firing of the missile, named Qiam (uprising), was disclosed by Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi during Friday prayers in Tehran. However, he did not reveal the time and launch site or its precise range.
Footage of the launch, beamed by state television, showed the sand-colored Qiam blasting into the sky from a desert terrain amid chants of "Allahu Akbar," which means God is Great.
Vahidi described launching of the indigenously-designed and built missile as a "huge step in Iran's missile development."
Iran is expected to unveil its first domestically manufactured long-range unmanned aircraft, two missile-carrying speedboats and other missiles during the annual government week beginning on Monday.
Iran's test-firing of short and long-range missiles has evoked concerns by major Western powers.
Last year, Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) test-fired the long-range Shahab-3 missile which, defense analysts say, potentially puts Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf within its reach.
by RTT Staff Writer
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Iran Test-fires Advanced Ground-to-ground Missile
Test-firing of the missile, named Qiam (uprising), was disclosed by Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi during Friday prayers in Tehran. However, he did not reveal the time and launch site or its precise range.
Footage of the launch, beamed by state television, showed the sand-colored Qiam blasting into the sky from a desert terrain amid chants of "Allahu Akbar," which means God is Great.
Vahidi described launching of the indigenously-designed and built missile as a "huge step in Iran's missile development."
Iran is expected to unveil its first domestically manufactured long-range unmanned aircraft, two missile-carrying speedboats and other missiles during the annual government week beginning on Monday.
Iran's test-firing of short and long-range missiles has evoked concerns by major Western powers.
Last year, Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) test-fired the long-range Shahab-3 missile which, defense analysts say, potentially puts Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf within its reach.
by RTT Staff Writer
For comments and feedback: contact [email protected]
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