On Ground Updates: Iran - June 06, 2009

On Ground Updates: Iran
Iran starts production of new ground-to-air missile system
Saturday, June 06, 2009
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* YNETNews.com bring us this report today and it starts off like this… Iran has started production of a new ground-to-air missile system, Iranian media reported on Saturday, amid persistent speculation that Israel might attack the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities… "The range of this defense system (missile) is more than 40km (25 miles) and it is able to pursue and hit the enemy's airplanes and helicopters on a smart basis and at supersonic speed," Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said, without specifying how the missile compared to previous such weapons…
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Iran says started manufacturing new anti-aircraft missile
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* JPost.com reports it this way… Iran has started the production of a new ground-to-air missile system that is able to hit enemy aircraft at supersonic speed, Iranian media reported on Saturday…
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Iran announces missile defense system

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