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Iranian missile tests. Iran has been testing and producing missiles since the war with Iraq to increase its military capabilities.". [1] there have been a series of missile tests performed by Iran: On 8 and 9 March 2016, Iran test fired several missiles, including the Qiam 1. On 29 January 2017, Iran tested the medium-range Khorramshahr ...
1400 Kilometer (870 miles) [ 2] Maximum speed. Mach 13–15. Accuracy. Maneuverability to cross the missile shield. Fattah-1 ( Persian: موشک هایپرسونیک فتاح) is an Iranian hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile developed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and unveiled in 2023. It is Iran's first hypersonic ballistic ...
Great Prophet III ( Payambar-e Azam 3; [1] Persian: پیامبر اعظم 3) was an Iranian missile test and war games exercise, conducted by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards. [2] It began in the early morning of 9 July 2008, [3] when Iran claimed nine missiles were simultaneously test-fired, including a long-range Shahab-3. [4]
Iran unveiled on Thursday what it called the latest iteration of its liquid-fueled Khorramshahr ballistic missile amid wider tensions with the West over its nuclear program. Defense Minister Gen ...
Recent satellite imagery shows major expansions at two key Iranian ballistic missile facilities that two American researchers assessed are for boosting missile production, a conclusion confirmed ...
On 15 January 2024, Iran carried out a series of aerial and drone strikes within Iraq and Syria, claiming that it had targeted the regional headquarters of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and several strongholds of terrorist groups in response to the Kerman bombings on 3 January, for which the Islamic State took responsibility. [ 4][ 5 ...
The IISS's Michael Elleman said that Iran today likely has the capability to go beyond the original range of 1,000-2,000 kilometers with its Khorramshahr ballistic missile, though it chose to limit its range by putting a heavier warhead on it in testing. [19] Due to the heavy payload, it has potential to carry nuclear warheads. [20]
The Shahab-3 ( Persian: شهاب ۳, romanized : Šahâb 3; meaning "Meteor-3") is a family of liquid-fueled ballistic missiles developed by Iran and based upon the North Korean Nodong-1. [ 7][ 8] The Shahab-3 family has a range of 800-1,000 kilometres (620 mi). It was tested from 1998 to 2003 and added to the military arsenal on 7 July 2003 ...