Iran tests upgraded surface-to-sea missile

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Iran is said to have successfully tested an upgraded, indegenious, guided surface-to-sea missile, media reports confirmed on Saturday

The missile was tested at the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman during the 'Blow of Zolfaqar' military exercises which began last Saturday.

Wargames spokesman Habib Sayari told reporters that the missile accurately hit its pre-determined targets. Sayari said that the missile has a suitable range, high shooting power and precision.

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Analysts however suspect this missile is based on the Russian SS-N-22 Sunburn missile that Iran is said to have acquired via China in 2004. The Sunburn missile is a Russian missile of the Soviet era and can carry a warhead of upto 300kg and is said to have a range of 100km-120kms.

India Defence

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1. india-defense: with dedicated servers in the UK..smells fishy to me.

More they said/ we said and also sounds a bit lame ... possibly aimed at that half of the planet
wallowing in their own piss. Instead of counting ammo lets follow the lead
of our southern neighbor's and pick up the battle where it was left off: election fraud.

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2. Rather mushy information, true.

The location of the site host means nothing. You can examine who they are in their "about" statement. I have no opinion one way or another, I just thought the story was interesting, because I have read in the past that Iran was working on such capabilities under license from Russia. Here we have an overt claim of success.