TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unveiled Sunday a short-range ballistic missile that they said can be powered by a “new generation” of engines designed to put satellites into orbit.
The Guards’ Sepahnews website said the Raad-500 missile was equipped with new Zoheir engines made of composite materials lighter than on earlier steel models.
It also unveiled Salman engines made of the same materials but with a “movable nozzle” for the delivery of satellites into space.
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The Raad was “a new generation missile that has half the weight of a Fateh-110 missile but with 200 kilometers more range,” it added.
The Fateh-110 is a ballistic ground-to-ground missile first unveiled in 2002. Its latest generation has a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles).
“The complicated achievements on the bleeding edge of global technology that was unveiled today are our key to entering space,” Salami said.
Salami noted the movable nozzle on the new engine allowed “maneuverability beyond the atmosphere” and amounted to a “leap in modern missile technology.”
The new technologies that made the missiles “cheaper, lighter, faster and more precise” could be applied to all of Iran’s missile classes, he added.
The static test stands footage of the “Salman” solid rocket motor test, including the TVC test.
Tensions between Iran and the United States have soared since May 2018 when US President Donald Trump withdrew from a nuclear deal that offered Tehran sanctions relief in return for curbs to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Washington says it seeks to rein in Iran’s ballistic missile program as well as its “destabilizing behavior” in the region. It has since slapped crippling sanctions on Iran as part of its “maximum pressure” campaign, with Tehran hitting back by progressively rolling back commitments to the nuclear deal.
The US has also raised concerns in the past about Iran’s satellite program, saying the launch of a carrier rocket in January 2019 amounted to a violation of curbs on its development of ballistic missiles.
Iran maintains it has no intention of acquiring nuclear weapons and says its aerospace activities are peaceful and comply with a UN Security Council resolution.
Source: Times Of Israel
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It also unveiled Salman engines made of the same materials but with a “movable nozzle” for the delivery of satellites into space.
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The Raad was “a new generation missile that has half the weight of a Fateh-110 missile but with 200 kilometers more range,” it added.
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So long as they reach occupied Palestine they should give the Eichmann clones restless nights.
I Wouldn’t bet on Any Iranian Developments or Any other Nations Developing ” State-of -the Art ” Technology since nobody except USA is in Love With Wars as With Every War The USA gets to loot more and more So Anybody else except USA Never Spends Crazy Amounts So these are ALL Old Cheap Technology BUT ONE Lesson can be Learnt From the Last Iranian Missile Strikes AND The Fact is That Iranian WARHEADS Are Always Significant Enough to Destroy Reinforced Bunkers As Well …… Sizeable Warheads to each Missile ……..
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