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DM: Iran to Unveil Training Jet, Cruise Missile

A1129902 (2)Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced on Thursday that the country plans to display new home-made defensive products in the near future, including a new aircraft for training purposes, and an air-launched cruise missile.

“We have on the agenda the production of other types of fighter jets and we will unveil Kowsar training jets in a not too far future,” Vahidi told reporters on the sidelines of the military parades held in Tehran on the occasion of the National Army Day today.

“Also in future, we will witness other products, including a new cruise missile which is air-launched and has a longer range compared with previous models and we will display new bombs, submarines and flying boats.”

Yesterday, an Iranian defense industry official has said that Iran plans to unveil its latest home-made naval cruise and four air-launched missiles in the near future.

“We will unveil a new cruise class naval missile in the near future,” Head of the Defense Ministry’s Aerospace Industries Organization General Seyed Mehdi Farahi told FNA on Wednesday.

“The missile is an optimized version of the previous missiles which can boost our defensive power in sea battles,” Farahi said, adding that the new surface-to-surface missile is more powerful than the previous version and enjoys a longer range.

He further said that Iran will display its achievements in ballistic, cruise and anti-armor missiles later this Iranian year (March 21, 2013 – March 20- 2014).

In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in the defense sector and gained self-sufficiency in essential military hardware and defense systems.

The country has repeatedly made it clear that its military might is merely based on the state’s defense doctrine of deterrence and that it poses no threat to other countries.

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