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Iranian Army shows latest generation of ballistic missile Qadr F military exhibition Tehran 2709125.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012, 06:07 PM | |||
Iranian Army shows latest generation of ballistic missile Qadr F at military exhibition in Tehran. | |||
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Iranian Armed Forces showcased the country's latest defensive capabilities,
including the Qadr F an advanced ballistic missile with a range of 2,000
kilometers. Different types of tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled
artillery, personnel carriers and light weapons are on display in "Yad-e
Yaran Exhibition" in Tehran on the occasion of the Sacred Defense
Week, commemorating Iranians' sacrifices during the 8 years of Iraqi imposed
war on Iran in 1980s. |
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Iranian Qadr F ballistic missile during military parade in Tehran. |
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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) achievements in aerospace fields have also been displayed in the exhibition, including different types of short, mid and long-range missiles as well as SAM (Surface-to-Air Missile) air defense systems were displayed in the exhibition. Also, the exhibition has showcased one of Iran's latest achievements in ballistic missile industry, the 2000km-range, liquid-fuel, Qadr F ballistic missile which can reach territories as far as Israel. On Friday, the Iranian Armed Forces displayed the country's latest home-made military tools, weapons and equipments in large military parades in Tehran. During the parades, the Iranian armed forces displayed different weapons and military tools and equipment, including different kinds of fighters, choppers, drones, ground-to-ground missiles, air-to-ground missiles, surface-to-surface missiles, tactical and armed vehicles, surface and underwater vessels, electronic and telecommunication equipment, light and mid-light weapons, different kinds of artillery and mortar-launchers, air defense systems and engineering and logistic equipment. The Iranian Armed Forces have recently test-fired different types of newly-developed missiles and torpedoes and tested a large number of home-made weapons, tools and equipments during massive military drills. Defense
analysts and military observers say that Iran's wargames and its advancements
in weapons production have proved as a deterrent factor, specially at
a time of heightened threats by the US. |
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The surface-to-surface missile Qadr-F has a range of 2,000 kilometers and can reach Israel. |
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