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2023-02-26 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km

Is it real or is it the more usual Iranian vapourware?

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#Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km (1,025 miles) a top Revolutionary Guards commander said on Friday, in a move likely to raise Western concerns after Russia’s use of Iranian drones in the #Ukraine war. pic.twitter.com/3zKDcdURlJ
— Al-Estiklal English (@alestiklalen) February 25, 2023

Posted by Fred 2023-02-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top
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#1 Wonder if they were North Korean.

North Korea says it test-fired long-range cruise missiles

Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-26 06:52|| 2023-02-26 06:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Iran says new long-range cruise missile can strike US ships within 1,000 miles

Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-26 07:26|| 2023-02-26 07:26|| Front Page Top

#3 What power the cruise missile? AFAIK Iran does not have a domestic build jet/turbine engine.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2023-02-26 08:01|| 2023-02-26 08:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Is it real or is it the more usual Iranian vapourware?

"It's totally developed, man. Now we just have to like make it work and stuff."

What power the cruise missile?
That is a good question. Maybe scavenging their remaining F-4s?

Posted by SteveS 2023-02-26 09:22|| 2023-02-26 09:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Accuracy and guidance would make a big difference.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-02-26 11:05|| 2023-02-26 11:05|| Front Page Top

#6 EVEN if it can go that far, can it hit something besides simply the ground?

Posted by Silentbrick 2023-02-26 11:15|| 2023-02-26 11:15|| Front Page Top

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