The
Iranian Navy on Tuesday test-fired an advanced home-made anti-ship cruise
missile during the ongoing naval wargames in the country's Southern
waters.
The navy successfully tested the coast-to-sea cruise missile, dubbed
as Qader (Mighty), on the fifth day of the Velayat 91 naval wargames.
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Qader
is an easily deployable, rapid reaction, anti-ship cruise missile with
a range of 200km developed by local engineers and defense industry experts
and can be used against warships and frigates and enemy coastal targets.
The missile was displayed to the public during the military parades
marking the Week of Sacred Defense in September 2011.
The Iranian Defense Ministry has supplied large numbers of the Qader
anti-ship cruise missiles to the Iranian Army's and the IRGC naval forces
to boost Iran's naval defense power.
Yesterday and on the fourth day of the drills, the Iranian Navy test-fired
the smart short-range coast-to-sea and sea-to-sea 'Nasr' (Victory) cruise
missiles.
The smart Nasr missile is viewed as a good complement for Iran's coastal
defense units which are equipped with various types of missiles and
artillery systems.
Military experts believe that Nasr increases the Navy's targeting capabilities
in any possible confrontation with those enemy vessels infiltrating
the country's territorial waters.
'Nasr 1' cruise missile is capable of destroying 3-ton weighted vessels.
From: Fars News |
