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Reagan Carrier Strike Group Launches First Air Missions in Support of OIF
Story Number: NNS060224-01
Release Date: 2/24/2006 9:32:00 AM
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By Journalist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Shane Tuck, USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs
PERSIAN GULF (NNS) -- F/A-18E Super Hornets assigned to the ?oEagles? of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 115 became the first aircraft launched from the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to drop ordnance on enemy targets in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom Feb. 22.
Reagan is the Navy?Ts newest Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier and is currently on its maiden deployment. Commissioned in 2003, the San Diego-based aircraft carrier is part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
?oOur air wing is comprised of the most advanced aircraft in the world and is a key player in deterring aggression from the insurgency within Iraq,? said Rear Adm. Michael H. Miller, commander, Carrier Strike Group 7. ?oWith the speed, agility and persistence of the modern carrier strike group, we intend to make a difference in helping to set the con***ions for security and stability.?
According to Miller, an important part of the strike group?Ts mission in the Persian Gulf is *****pport troops on the ground while they work to provide training and support to Iraqi forces.
?oThe coalition efforts are designed to enable Iraqis to defeat the insurgency by building their own security force and political process,? he said. ?oOur goal is to enable the Iraqis to rebuild and secure their country with assistance from the United States and coalition forces.?
Capt. Terry Kraft, Reagan?Ts commanding officer, emphasized that the Reagan Carrier Strike Group has trained for months, and the officers and crew are prepared *****ccessfully carry out any mission. The strike group is committed to setting con***ions for security and stability within Iraq and providing the Iraqi people with the best opportunity for self-determination.
?oThis is where the rubber meets the road,? said Kraft. ?oConducting operations in the Arabian Gulf is the culmination of our training.?
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, as well as conducting maritime security operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf. MSO set the con***ions for security and stability in the maritime environment, as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons and other material.
The Ronald Reagan Strike Group is comprised of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Reagan, the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), the guided-missile destroyers USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Decatur (DDG 73), the fast-combat support ship USS Rainer (T-AOE 7), and Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit 11, Det. 15.
The squadrons of CVW-14 include the ?oRed****s? of VFA-22, the ?oFist of the Fleet? of VFA-25, the ?oStingers? of VFA-113, the ?oEagles? of VFA-115, the ?oBlack Eagles? of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, the ?oCougars? of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VAQ) 139, the ?oProviders? of Carrier Logistics Support (VRC) 30, and the ?oBlack Knights? of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4.



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Tehran, March 29, IRNA
Commander of the Islamic Republic Guard Corps Naval Force Admiral Morteza Saffari announced the news at a press conference here on Wednesday, adding, "The IRGC Naval Force, the IRI naval and Army forces, volunteer Forces and the IRI Disciplinary Forces will participate in the military maneuver.
He added, "The latest local achievements of the country in defense industries, implementation of the experiences of the country''s armed forces in planning and launching massive military operations in practice, evaluation of the conduct of our commanders, and providing a real atmosphere for our mobilization forces to display their defense apabilities are among the top objectives of the maneuver." The four-phased naval wargame is meanwhile planned to display the Islamic system''s defensive capabilities.
A joint maritime wargame, dubbed as Holy Prophet (PBUH), started here Friday in the Persian Gulf waters.
Combatants from the navy and airforce of the Islamic Republic Army and police, missile units of the air force and Basij (voluntary) forces took part in the joint wargame.
Some 17,000 of combatants have taken part in the wargame, spokesman of the wargame Vice-Rear Admiral Mohammad Ibrahimi Dehghani said on Friday.
Over 1,500 gunboats along with all types of fighters, bombers and choppers have taken part in the wargame, he pointed out.
One unit of Shahab 2 missile is to be launched to resemble peace and friendship among littoral states of the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman, he said.
During the wargame various anti-offensive operations, telecommunications, satellites, reconnaissance patrols and electronic systems are to be conducted against the hypothetical enemies.
The wargame would be concluded on April 6.
Iran Test-Fires Missile Able to Duck Radar
TEHRAN, Iran -
Iran''s military said Friday it successfully test-fired a missile not detectable by radar that can use multiple warheads to hit several targets simultaneously, a development that raised concerns in the United States and Israel
The Fajr-3, which means "victory" in Farsi, can reach Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East, Iranian state media indicated. The announcement of the test-firing is likely to stoke regional tensions and feed suspicion about Tehran''s military intentions and nuclear ambitions.
"I think it demonstrates that Iran has a very active and aggressive military program under way," State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said in Washington. "I think Iran''s military posture, military development effort, is of concern to the international community."
Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force chief of Iran''s elite Revolutionary Guards, did not specify the missile''s range, saying how far it can travel depends on the weight of its warheads.
But state-run television described the weapon as "ballistic" â?" suggesting it is of comparable range to Iran''s existing ballistic rocket, which can travel about 1,200 miles and reach arch-foe Israel and U.S. bases in
Iraq and the Persian Gulf region.
"Today, a remarkable goal of the Islamic Republic of Iran''s defense forces was realized with the successful test-firing of a new missile with greater technical and tactical capabilities than those previously produced," Salami said on television, which showed a brief clip of the missile''s launch.
"It can avoid anti-missile missiles and strike the target," the general said.
He said the missile would carry a multiple warhead, and each warhead would be capable of hitting its target precisely.
"This news causes much concern, and that concern is shared by many countries in the international community, about Iran''s aggressive nuclear weapons program and her parallel efforts to develop delivery systems, both in the field of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles," said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev.
"The combination of extremist jihadist ideology, together with nuclear weapons and delivery systems, is a combination that no one in the international community can be complacent about," Regev said.
Yossi Alpher, an Israeli consultant on the Mideast peace process, said the news "escalates the arms race between Iran and all those who are concerned about Iran''s aggressive intentions and nuclear potential."
"Clearly it''s escalation, and also an attempt by Iran to flex its muscles as it goes into a new phase of the diplomatic struggle with the
U.N. Security Council."
Andy Oppenheimer, a weapons expert at Jane''s Information Group, said the missile test could be an indication that Iran has MIRV capability. MIRV refers to multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles, which are intercontinental ballistic missiles with several warheads, each of which could be directed to a different target.
"From the description, it could be a MIRV. If you are saying that from a single missile, separate warheads can be independently targeted then yes, this is significant," he said.
"But we don''t know how accurate the Iranians are able to make their missiles yet, and this is a crucial point," Oppenheimer said.
"If the missile is adaptable for nuclear warheads, then they are well on the way," he added. "But they have not made a nuclear warhead yet. The current estimates are it could take five years."
Iran''s existing ballistic rocket is called Shahab-3, which means "shooting star." It is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
Israel and the United States have jointly developed the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system in response to the Shahab-3.
Iran launched an arms development program during its 1980-88 war with Iraq to compensate for a U.S. weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and a fighter plane.
Last year, former Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said Tehran had successfully tested a solid fuel motor for the Shahab-3, a technological breakthrough in Iran''s military.
Salami, the Revolutionary Guards general, said Friday the Iranian-made missile was test-fired as large military maneuvers began in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. The maneuvers are to last a week and will involve 17,000 Revolutionary Guards as well as boats, fighter jets and helicopter gunships.
The tests come amid growing concern over Iran''s nuclear program. The United States and its allies believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran denies that, saying its nuclear program is for generating electricity.
The U.N. Security Council is demanding that Iran halt its uranium enrichment activities. But an Iranian envoy said its activities are "not reversible."

Revolutionary Guards: Iran fires stealth missile
Fri. 31 Mar 2006
Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Mar. 31 ?" Iran has successfully fired its first stealth missile, according to a top commander in Iran?Ts Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
?oToday, we successfully tested a new-generation missile capable of striking several targets simultaneously?, Brigadier General Hossein Salami, who commands the IRGC Air Force, told state television on Friday.
The new domestically-produced missile can ?ohide from radars? and ?oevade anti-missile missiles?, Salami said.
The missile makes use of modern ?omultiple warhead? technology which allows it to strike several targets simultaneously with superior accuracy.
The missile was more advanced than those found in the armies of Iran?Ts adversaries, he said.
The missile was fired during the first day of weeklong large-scale naval exercises in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman. Images of the missile taking off were aired on state television.
A Shahab-2 missile was also fired ?oto show Iran?Ts desire for peace and friendship with neighbouring countries?.
Salami is known as the father of the IRGC?Ts ?oasymmetric warfarê? doctrine, which he helped to develop in the months preceding the war in Iraq. At the time, he was Director of Operations in the IRGC command headquarters.
The military doctrine is based on two components as strategic tools in any military confrontation: the massive use of suicide operations to target U.S. and Western interests around the world, and the use of weapons of mass destruction.
On July 4, 2004, General Salami called for the destruction of the United States during a ceremony to recruit suicide bombers who were willing to attack Western and Israeli targets.
?oNow, America knows that Muslims with their desires for martyrdom have discovered a new technology and are capable of technological production. This has made [the U.S.] fear them?, Salami was quoted as saying by the state-run news agency ISNA.
In his position as commander of the IRGC?Ts Air force, General Salami is in charge of the country?Ts ballistic missile development project, a key component of the asymmetric warfare doctrine. Missiles are important as means of delivery for such weapons.
In November, Iran?Ts Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed Salami as Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the IRGC.
In the July 2004 speech, Salami had argued for the use of oil as a weapon by Muslim countries to put pressure on the West.
He said that because of the strategic location and resources of the Middle East, the United States had a goal of dominating the region, but was faced with the world of Islam.
Referring *****icide attacks against Israel, Salami said, ?oA young group following the ideology of Imam [Ruhollah] Khomeini and the [1979] Islamic revolution have started a new strategy of struggle and jihad against the Israelis?.
?oWith martyrdom-seeking operations, the fight against Israel has taken on a religious quality and has spread Islamic values. It was these martyrdom-seeking operations that brought about victory for the Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon?.
He said that the West and Israel were terrified of suicide operations. ?oNow, no part of the Islamic world is safe and secure for America, thus the U.S. cannot move forward in the region and is currently trying to secure its present location?.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps was founded in the early days of the Islamic revolution in 1979 as an armed force loyal to Iran?Ts clerical rulers. Its commanders directly report *****preme Leader Khamenei and their mission is to ?oprotect and propagate the Islamic revolution?.

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran successfully test-fired a missile that can avoid radar and hit several targets simultaneously using multiple warheads, the military said Friday.
Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force chief of the elite Revolutionary Guards, did not specify the missile''s range, saying it depends on the weight of its warheads.
But state-run television described the weapon as "ballistic" â?" suggesting it''s of comparable range to Iran''s existing ballistic rocket, which can travel 1,250 miles and reach arch-foe Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East.
"Today, a remarkable goal of the Islamic Republic of Iran''s defense forces was realized with the successful test-firing of a new missile with greater technical and tactical capabilities than those previously produced," Salami said on state-run television.
It showed a clip of the launch of what it called the Fajr-3, with "fajr" meaning "victory" in Farsi.
"It can avoid anti-missile missiles and strike the target," Salami said.
He said the missile would carry a multiple warhead, and each warhead would be capable of hitting its target precisely.
In Washington, State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said the development demonstrates Iran''s "very active and aggressive military program" that is worrisome to the world.
"I think Iran''s military posture, military development effort, is of concern to the international community," Ereli said.
Israel also said it was concerned.
"And that concern is shared by many countries in the international community, about Iran''s aggressive nuclear weapons program and her parallel efforts to develop delivery systems, both in the field of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles," said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev.
"The combination of extremist jihadist ideology, together with nuclear weapons and delivery systems, is a combination that no one in the international community can be complacent about," he said.
Yossi Alpher, an Israeli consultant on the peace process, said the news "escalates the arms race between Iran and all those who are concerned about Iran''s aggressive intentions and nuclear potential."
"Clearly it''s escalation, and also an attempt by Iran to flex its muscles as it goes into a new phase of the diplomatic struggle with the U.N. Security Council," Alpher said.
Andy Oppenheimer, a weapons expert at Jane''s Information Group, said the missile test could be an indication that Iran has MIRV capability. MIRV refers to multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles, which are intercontinental ballistic missiles with several warheads, each of which could be directed to a different target.
"From the description, it could be a MIRV. If you are saying that from a single missile, separate warheads can be independently targeted then yes, this is significant," he said.
"But we don''t know how accurate the Iranians are able to make their missiles yet, and this is a crucial point," Oppenheimer said.
"If the missile is adaptable for nuclear warheads, then they are well on the way," he added. "But they have not made a nuclear warhead yet. The current estimates are it could take five years."
The existing rocket is the Shahab-3, which means "shooting star," and also is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
Israel and the United States have jointly developed the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system in response to the Shahab-3.
Iran launched an arms development program during its 1980-88 war with Iraq to compensate for a U.S. weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and a fighter plane.
Last year, former Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said Tehran had successfully tested a solid fuel motor for the Shahab-3, a technological breakthrough in Iran''s military.
Salami said Friday the Iranian-made missile was test-fired as large military maneuvers began in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. The maneuvers are scheduled to last a week and will involve 17,000 Revolutionary Guards as well as boats, fighter jets and helicopter gunships.
The tests come amid growing concern over Iran''s nuclear program. The United States and its allies believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran denies that, saying its program is for generating electricity.
The U.N. Security Council is demanding that Iran halt its uranium enrichment activities. But an Iranian envoy said its activities are "not reversible."

Iran raises tensions with a show of strength
Wed. 05 Apr 2006
The Daily Telegraph
By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic E***or
A stealth flying boat, a radar-evading missile with multiple warheads, a rocket-torpedo and an anti-ship missile that cannot be jammed: with every day that passes, Iran announces a development in its military hardware.
The flurry of technological achievements, shown in grainy television footage, coincides with a large naval war-game in the Gulf codenamed "Great Prophet".
The exercises around the Straits of Hormuz, through which two fifths of the world''''s oil passes, are seen in the West as "sabre-rattling" as Teheran faces concerted international pressure to halt its widely suspected attempt to develop a nuclear arsenal.
Western officials say the Iranians are trying to tell the West - especially America and Israel - that they can strike back against any attempt to bomb their nuclear facilities.
Iran could, for example, try to disrupt the shipping of oil through the Gulf, and threaten Israel with a growing array of missiles.
"The aim is political and rhetorical rather than military," said one British source. "I would not put any money on the Iranians'''' kit if it came to a contest with the American military." The clerical regime also wants to impress on the Iranian public that it remains powerful despite American attempts to destabilise it.
Moreover, it seeks to stoke national pride by claiming the weapons as home-produced, even though they are mostly based on Russian, Chinese and North Korean technology.
"There is no doubt that there is a certain amount of bravado in what is coming out of Teheran," an Israeli official said. "But there is enough substance in some of the stuff they have been talking about for us to be concerned.
"We know that they have been working on multiple warheads. They are very serious about developing their delivery systems."
Iran announced last Friday that it had successfully test-fired a missile that could avoid detection by radar and deliver multiple warheads to hit several targets.
General Hossein Salami, the air force chief of Iran''''s Revolutionary Guards, hailed the development of the Fajr-3 (Dawn-3) missile as the achievement of "a remarkable goal".
But Ivan Oelrich, vice-president of the Federation of American Scientists, said: "It is conceivable they have a multiple warhead capability but this is not very sophisticated. Though three missiles heading for the same target makes it harder for missile defence, the warheads will not have their own guidance systems and the missiles will carry a lower payload. It would be difficult to target effectively with them."
On Sunday Iran announced another success: the launching of "the world''''s fastest underwater missile", travelling at about 195 knots, or three times faster than the fastest western torpedo.
General Ali Fadavi, deputy naval commander of the Revolutionary Guards, said the weapon could overcome sonar systems because of its speed and its movement underwater. Weapons experts said it appeared to be a Soviet rocket-powered torpedo known as the Shkval.
However, it cannot track a target and has a range of less than four miles. A former commander of the Russian Black Sea fleet, Admiral Eduard Baltin, said Iran''''s torpedo announcement was little more than a bluff.
"Shkval has no target designation devices. That is, it is not a self-homing torpedo. Besides, it leaves a trail, which makes it easy to spot and destroy," he said.
Undeterred, Iran yesterday announced the launch of a surface-to-sea missile known as the Kowsar. According to Iranian television, it can evade radar and its guidance system cannot be scrambled.
Television also showed footage of a "super-modern flying boat," a strange one-man craft that looks like a cross between a seaplane and a stealth fighter.
State television said that the single-propeller seaplane could launch a missile and "because of the hull''''s advanced design, no radar at sea or in the air can locate it".
The commander of the Revolutionary Guards, General Yahya Rahim Safavi, said Iranian forces were able to "confront any extra-territorial invasion".
Iran military claims has developed ?oflying boat?
Tue. 04 Apr 2006
Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Apr. 04 ?" Iran put on display its first ever ?oflying boat? during military manoeuvres in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
State television showed images of the vessel flying at low altitude and moving on water.
The vessel appeared to be a more-advanced military version of the common seaplane.
A spokesperson for the war-games currently taking place by the Revolutionary Guards?T navy announced that the ?oflying boat? was highly capable and had successfully carried out its mission.
The television report said that the vessel could evade sea and air radar detection because of its advanced design.
The vessel has a high speed of more than 100 knots per hour and can lift in water, the report said, adding that it could fire at targets with great accuracy while in motion.
The unnamed ?oflying boat? was designed by Iran?Ts Ministry of Defence, the report added.
Iran tests new land-to-sea missiles
Tue. 04 Apr 2006
Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Apr. 04 ?" Iran successfully test-fired a land-to-sea missile on Tuesday during naval exercises in the Persian Gulf, the state-owned news agency Mehr reported.
The SL-10 missile, which targets warships and have to be mounted on a surface, can be fired both from coastlines and ships, the report said.
Meanwhile, state television reported that Iran?Ts Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps had successfully fired a land-to-sea missile called the Kowthar in the Persian Gulf.
It said that the Kowthar missile could strike short and medium-range targets and used sophisticated technology to prevent any form of electronic interference from jamming its targeting mechanism.
The report said that the missile could strike targets at 5km, 25km, and 50km distances. It was unclear whether the Kowthar was a name for the SL-10 missile.
Earlier in the day, Iran?Ts Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps successfully test-fired a shoulder-launched rocket during the fifth day of weeklong military manoeuvres in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
?oThe advanced shoulder-launched rocket ?~Mithaq 1?T - which can be carried by IRGC fast ships and used on shore and on islands - was successfully test-fired?, the spokesman for the war-games, Mohammad-Ibrahim Dehghani, told the state-run news agency Fars.
Tuesday?Ts naval manoeuvres took place in the presence of the Supreme Commander of the IRGC, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi.
Iran test-fires shoulder-launched rocket
Tue. 04 Apr 2006
Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Apr. 04 ?" Iran?Ts Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps successfully test-fired a shoulder-launched rocket during the fifth day of weeklong military manoeuvres in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, a military spokesman announced on Tuesday.
?oThe advanced shoulder-launched rocket ?~Mithaq 1?T - which can be carried by IRGC fast ships and used on shore and on islands - was successfully test-fired?, the spokesman, Mohammad-Ibrahim Dehghani, told the state-run news agency Fars.
Iran?Ts military has given much prominence to the naval war-games, dubbed ?othe Great Prophet?, and has test-fired various new stealth missiles and torpedoes.
The Mithaq 1 anti-aircraft rockets have a heat tracking device and are ?ofast? and ?omanoeuvrablê?, the report said, adding that they were particularly good at targeting light helicopters.
Dehghani said that the rockets had been designed and built by Iran?Ts Ministry of Defence and had been given in large stocks to the armed forces.
Iran also has the Mithaq 2 on its production line. The more advanced rocket is capable of destroying choppers and jet fighters which fly at low altitude. Tehran claims that it is good for use in electronic warfare and it can also hit fake targets.
Iran fires new torpedo in major oil passage Mon. 03 Apr 2006
Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Apr. 03 ?" Iran successfully test-fired a new torpedo on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz as part of weeklong naval war-games in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman, a spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said.
?oThe torpedo that was fired had the ability to target submarines deep in the sea and warships on the water?, Rear Admiral Mohammad Ibrahim Dehghani told the state-run news agency Fars.
He did not name the domestically-produced torpedo, but said that it successfully destroyed its target.
Earlier in the day, Dehghani had announced, ?oBecause of its high speed, this torpedo is able to strike any type of submarine at any depth.
More than a third of the world?Ts oil supply travels through the Strait of Hormuz which Tehran dominates.
Iran has hinted that it might block the narrow strait if the United States carried out aerial bombardments of its nuclear facilities which the West suspects are being used to build atomic weapons.
State television reported that Iran?Ts Revolutionary Guards plan to test-fire new missiles on Tuesday.
On Sunday, a senior commander in the IRGC claimed that the Islamic Republic had developed the world?Ts ?ofastest underwater missilê? which could destroy both battleships and submarines.
?oThe fastest underwater missile in today?Ts world was successfully tested in the military exercises codenamed Great Prophet?, deputy commander of the IRGC Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi told state television.
?oThe speed of this missile called ?~Hout?T is 100 metres per second and no ship can escape it?, Fadavi said, adding that the maximum speed of conventional underwater missiles was 25 metres per second. State television aired clips of the missile as it was being fired and moving in the water.
?oCurrently, only two countries in the world are equipped with such a missilê?, he said. ?oShips that can fire the Hout missile are radar-proof and cannot be identified?.
The missiles are also designed to evade sonar detection, Fadavi claimed.
On Friday, a another top commander in the IRGC claimed that Iran had developed a new-generation stealth air missile which makes use of modern ?omultiple warhead? technology allowing it to strike several targets simultaneously with superior accuracy.
The new domestically-produced missile can ?ohide from radars? and ?oevade anti-missile missiles?, Brigadier General Hossein Salami, who commands the IRGC Air Force, told state television.
Iran to fire new torpedo
Mon. 03 Apr 2006
Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Apr. 03 ?" Iran will test-fire a new torpedo later on Monday as it continues its weeklong naval war-games in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman, a spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said.
?oBecause of its high speed, this torpedo is able to strike any type of submarine at any depth?, Rear Admiral Mohammad Ibrahim Dehghani told the state-run news agency Fars.
?oThis torpedo will be fired from mini-warships to combat pretend enemy submarines in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz?, Dehghani said.
More than a third of the world?Ts oil supply travels through the Strait of Hormuz which Tehran dominates.
Iran has hinted that it might block the narrow strait if the United States carried out aerial bombardments of its nuclear facilities which the West suspects are being used to build atomic weapons.
State television reported that Iran?Ts Revolutionary Guards plan to test-fire new missiles on Tuesday.
On Sunday, a senior commander in the IRGC claimed that the Islamic Republic had developed the world?Ts ?ofastest underwater missilê? which could destroy both battleships and submarines.
?oThe fastest underwater missile in today?Ts world was successfully tested in the military exercises codenamed Great Prophet?, deputy commander of the IRGC Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi told state television.
?oThe speed of this missile called ?~Hout?T is 100 metres per second and no ship can escape it?, Fadavi said, adding that the maximum speed of conventional underwater missiles was 25 metres per second. State television aired clips of the missile as it was being fired and moving in the water.
?oCurrently, only two countries in the world are equipped with such a missilê?, he said. ?oShips that can fire the Hout missile are radar-proof and cannot be identified?.
The missiles are also designed to evade sonar detection, Fadavi claimed.
On Friday, a another top commander in the IRGC claimed that Iran had developed a new-generation stealth air missile which makes use of modern ?omultiple warhead? technology allowing it to strike several targets simultaneously with superior accuracy.
The new domestically-produced missile can ?ohide from radars? and ?oevade anti-missile missiles?, Brigadier General Hossein Salami, who commands the IRGC Air Force, told state television.



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Iran test-fires new cruise missile
Wed. 05 Apr 2006
Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Apr. 05 ?" Iranian state television reported on Wednesday that Tehran had successfully test-fired a new long-range cruise missile in the Persian Gulf.
Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps navy, told state television that the cruise missile was successfully fired from a military helicopter for the first time.
Fadavi said that the new missile had a range of 200 km and could move very close to its target before it risked being spotted.
Previously, the long-range missile could only be fired from warships, he added.
The state-run news agency Fars reported that Iran was the country to be able to install the missile on a helicopter. It said that the missile was called ?oNour?, or light.
It reported that the Nour missile could achieve its maximum range without the need for an OTHT (Over-The-Horizon Targeting) system.
The IRGC has been conducting naval war-games in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman for all of this week.

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