Iranian Navy To Get Cruise Missiles

The Iranian Navy will take delivery of cruise missiles with a range of more than 300 kilometers, the director of Iran’s Defense Ministry’s Aerospace Organization said on Sunday.

“The new missiles will have “enhanced precision” and other “super advanced capabilities,” Brigadier General Mehdi Farahi was quoted by Press TV as saying.

In April, Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced plans to unveil new ballistic and cruise missiles in the next five months.

Iran has successfully test-fired a medium range shore-to-sea ballistic missile in the Persian Gulf as well as three new surface-to-surface domestically produced missiles.

It test-fired the Naze'at 10 and Fajr 5 during a military exercise in mid-March. The Fajr-5 is a long-range artillery rocket with a maximum range of 75 kilometers (47 miles), while Naze'at-10 is a medium-range ballistic missile capable of hitting targets within a radius of 100-300 kilometers (62-186 miles), according to Ria Novosti.

In February, Iran successfully tested the Fakour air-to-air missile and on December 31, 2012 the Ra’d (Thunder) surface-to-air missile, Press TV reported.