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Iran’s display of two new domestic missiles

ileod 9 months ago 2 min read

The Ministry of defense of Iran held the unveiling ceremony of the latest national defense achievements on August 20 local time. At the ceremony, two new domestic stealth missiles that have been tested and launched were displayed. Both missiles are named after the senior general assassinated by the United States. Among the two new domestic stealth missiles, the first missile is named “Qasim” to commemorate the leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard and brigadier of the “Holy City Brigade” assassinated by the United States. on January 3, 2020, the U.S. Army “decapitated” the Iranian general, causing a global shock. Sulaimani arrived at the airport of Baghdad from Syria in the early morning of March 3. Shortly after leaving the airport, it was accurately hit by us rockets. on January 7, 2020, the funeral in Sulaimani was held in Kerman, his hometown. On that day, millions of people joined the funeral procession and stampeded because of the crowd. the second missile is named after “Abu muhandis”, in memory of Abu muhandis, leader of the Iraqi people’s mobilization organization who was assassinated by the United States with Sulaimani. “Qasim” surface to ground ballistic missile, with a range of 1400km; and “Abu muhandis” long-range cruise missile, with a range of 1000 km. Both missiles are said to be unable to be intercepted by air defense systems. on the same day, a “owj” domestic engine was also displayed at the unveiling ceremony of Iran’s national defense achievements. The engine is a hydro mechanical turbojet engine, which can be used in fighter and can be controlled by electronic control when necessary.