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Iran mass-produces ballistic missiles

07 February 2011 [16:35] - TODAY.AZ
Iran has mass-produced smart ballistic missiles capable of destroying naval targets, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says. Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Jafari made the remark during a news conference on Monday, IRNA reported.

According to the Iranain commander, the missiles are supersonic with a speed three times more than the speed of sound, immune to interception and feature high precision systems.

General Jafari went on to say that the footage of the missiles will be soon released.

He said that Iran is currently producing 500-km stealth radars and is also planning to mass-produce long-range passive radars, which are stealth and have a range of 1,100 km.

The IRGC has been upgrading its defense capabilities to counter any possible attack, the senior commander said.


/Press TV/
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