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Monday, February 11, 2013

Iran Test-Fires New Air-to-Air Missile

F-14A Tomcat |Iran has successfully test-fired its latest air-to-air missile "Fakour", said the country's Deputy Defence Minister Brigadier General Mehdi Farahi.

The missile was launched from an F-14 fighter jet, hitting the mock target, said Iranian officials. They claim the missile was manufactured in Iran.

The latest missile launch is one of a series of Iranian military projects. Iran has been facing economic sanctions from the US and its allies over its alleged nuclear ambitions.

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1 comment:

  1. Winston Smith28/2/13 01:19

    Nah... I dont think so. Could be a reversed engineered version of AIM-9

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