Iran To Manufacture Anti-Missile Cannons For Warships - Report
TEHRAN (AFP)--Iran launched a production line Sunday for manufacturing cannons
for warships that can be used against cruise missiles, the Fars news agency
reported.
"The final range of the 40-millimeter naval cannon, named Fath (victory), is
12 kilometres (more than seven miles) and it shoots 300 projectiles per minute,"
Defence Minister Mohammad Mostafa Najjar said in a statement reported by Fars.
"It can be used against cruise missiles...It is an anti-aircraft low-altitude
weapon for use on warships," he said, adding that it was being entirely built by
Iranians.
Iran has boasted in the past of developing new weapons systems only for its
claims to be met with skepticism by Western defense analysts.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Wednesday that Iran had successfully
test-fired a new medium-range missile, named Sejil-2, drawing a warning from
Israel that Europe too should now worry about the Islamic republic's ballistic
program.
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