Tue Jun 18, 2013 17:24:28
Iranian experts at the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace research center have increased the precision capability of the 'Persian Gulf' supersonic ballistic missile to 8.5 meters.
Commander of IRGC Aerospace Force, General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, said Iran’s military experts increased precision of the missile from 30 meters to 8.5 meters in less than 6 months.
The supersonic projectile, which carries a 650-kilogram payload, is smart and immune to interception, and features high-precision systems.
The Persian Gulf supersonic ballistic missile is the most advanced and most important missile in the military system of the IRGC Navy.
The distinctive feature of the missile lies in its supersonic speed and trajectory. While other missiles mostly traverse at subsonic speeds and in cruise style, the Persian Gulf moves vertically after launch, traverses at supersonic speeds, finds the target through a smart program, locks on the target and hit it.
The range of the solid-fuel missile is 300km and it can be fired from triple launchers.
The missile could successfully hit a mobile target one-tenth of an aircraft carrier in its early tests.
In early 2011, Iran started the mass-production of the Persian Gulf anti-ship missile which is designed to destroy targets and hostile forces at sea.
string(1976) "[{"id":"1442366","sort":"3036985","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2013/02/02/alalam-634954212711415405.mp4","title":"Iran unveils new indigenous fighter Qaher 313"} ,{"id":"1442445","sort":"3036986","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2013/02/02/alalam-634954369415375921.jpg","title":"Ahmadinejad unveils Iran's newest fighter jet"} ,{"id":"1462703","sort":"3036987","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2013/04/09/alalam_635011309874039338_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Iran unveils 3 nuclear achievements"} ,{"id":"1465639","sort":"3036988","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2013/04/18/alalam_635018983684771064_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Iran’s army unveils new stealth drone"} ,{"id":"1467321","sort":"3036989","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2013/04/23/alalam_635023375098782322_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Iran equips fighters with anti-ship cruise missiles"} ,{"id":"1472064","sort":"3036990","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2013/05/07/alalam_635035370119200345_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Iran unveils indigenous minesweeping system"} ,{"id":"1473032","sort":"3036991","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2013/05/10/alalam_635038166399464757_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Iran unveils latest home-made drone ‘Hamaseh’"} ,{"id":"1476900","sort":"3036992","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2013/05/22/alalam_635048268552914203_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Iran unveils 5 new military products"} ,{"id":"1476990","sort":"3036993","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2013/05/22/alalam_635048564593963972_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Iran unveils new defense weapons"} ,{"id":"1478217","sort":"3036994","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2013/05/26/alalam_635052019828847309_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Iran arms IRGC with missile launchers"} ,{"id":"1482646","sort":"3036995","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2013/06/09/alalam_635063789758367015_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Iran launches major space monitoring base"} ,{"id":"1483468","sort":"3036996","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2013/06/11/alalam_635065786232389468_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Iran launches new modernized destroyer"} ]"