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Iran Plans To Equip Armed Forces With Advanced Naval Cruise Missile
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Written by: PanArmenian
October 30, 2011
The Iranian Defense Ministry plans to equip the country’s armed forces with an advanced naval cruise missile in the near future, a senior Iranian official announced on Saturday, October 29, Fars News Agency reported.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi stressed his ministry’s capability to develop new defense equipments and systems, and stated, “One of these achievements whose results will be seen in the next few days is ‘Zafar’ naval cruise missile which will soon be ready for delivery (to the country’s armed forces).”
Earlier this month, Vahidi had announced that Tehran would soon unveil a new cruise missile called ‘Zafar (Triumph).
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