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Iran Tests Second “Radar Avoiding Missile”

April 5, 2006 :: AP :: News

Iran announced Tuesday that it has tested a second “radar-avoiding missile” during its war games in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman. The new missile, known as “Kowsar,” was described by Iranian state television as a medium-range surface-to-sea missile designed to sink ships. It is allegedly equipped with remote-control and searching systems, and features a guidance system that can avoid any electronic jam. The Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, as saying that Iran is now able to “confront any extra-regional invasion,” thus referring to the U.S. without mentioning it by name.
        On March 31, Iran test-fired what it referred to as a “Fajr-3” missile, claiming that the missile could avoid radar, similar to the Kowsar. Western intelligence sources, however, have expressed their doubts as to the validity of Iran’s claims.

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