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Iran to mass produce heat-seeking missiles |
2009-11-15 |
Iran is going to mass produce a new generation of domestically built air-to-air heat-seeking missiles which can track targets via their infrared emission. Air Force commander Brigadier General Hassan Shah-Safi told IRNA on Saturday that having been successfully test-fired in different situations, the heat-seeking missiles are now going to be mass produced at the Defense Ministry. This missile is fired towards the target by a plane and can track the object until it hits it, Shah-Safi said. It has a range of up to 100 kilometers, he added. According to the top commander, the missile has been tested with a range of more than 40 kilometers, but its range could be modified to increase at higher altitudes. Shah-Safi said Iran has also produced different kinds of air-to-air missiles, adding that radar-evading planes are being sample produced on a small scale as well. To advance its defensive capabilities against any possible attack, Iran has so far launched different kinds of missiles. In June, Iran inaugurated the production line of a domestically-made, supersonic ground-to-air missile system called 'Shahin'. The system, which has a range of more than 40 kilometers, is capable of targeting fighter jets and helicopters. Earlier in May, Iran also successfully tested its new solid-fuel Sejjil 2 missile, which is designed to be more accurate and swift than previous Iranian-made models. It has a major deterrence power. |
Posted by:Fred |
#2 Which the Chinese copied from the Russians (or us) |
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-11-15 01:06 |
#1 Domestically built but Chinese-designed? |
Posted by: gorb 2009-11-15 00:18 |