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Monday, March 09, 2009

Iran tests new air-to-sea missile

F-5 AzarakhshIran said on Sunday it “successfully” tested a new air-to-sea missile with a range of 110 kilometres, the Fars new agency reported. It did not say when the test was conducted.

“Iranian defence specialists are able to successfully install missiles with a range of 110 kilometres on fighter planes and launch them,” the report said, adding that the high-precision weapon weighs about 500 kilos.

The report said the latest test showed the Islamic republic’s “ability to automatically direct the missile and carry warheads to destroy large targets at sea.”

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