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Iran tests new version of its Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile which can destroy targets at sea.
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Naval Forces News - Iran |
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Iran tests new version of its Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile
which can destroy targets at sea |
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The
Iranian authorities announced they had successfully fired as part of
a test, a modernized version of the locally made Fateh-110
short-range ballistic missile (SRBM). According to the Defence
Minister, the missile is now capable to reach targets at sea thanks
to a new upgrade. The Defence Minister, General Ahmad Vahidi, said today on Iranian state television that the missile, Fateh-110, had a range of 300 km. He said he could locate targets at sea, making it the most accurate weapon of its kind in Iran's arsenal. "By this new generation of the Fateh missile, the Iranian armed forces can destroy both sea and ground targets" he said, reiterating that the Defense Ministry plans to equip all its home-made missiles with this new capability. |
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Iran has sought in recent years to upgrade its missiles,
which may already be able to reacg targets located in Israel. Authorities
say they focus on missiles that can strike naval target. The previous
version of this ground-ground missile, commissioned in 2002, had a range
of 200 km.
Iranian armed forces may be trying to gain the same capability as the Chinese with their DF-21D ballistic anti-ship missile. China has reportedly developed and tested the world's first anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) called DF-21D, with a maximum range of around 2,700 kilometres in 2005, according to the US Department of Defense. It is estimated to have reached initial operating capability in 2007 or 2008. |
