Posted on 05/03/2017 11:47:29 AM PDT by ColdOne
Iran attempted to launch a cruise missile from a submarine in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday but the test failed, two U.S. officials told Fox News.
An Iranian Yono-class “midget” submarine conducted the missile launch. North Korea and Iran are the only two countries in the world that operate this type of submarine.
In February, Iran claimed to have successfully tested a submarine-launched missile. It was not immediately clear if Tuesday’s test was the first time Iran had attempted to launch a missile underwater from a submarine.
This incident comes on the heels of other recent provocations from Iran.
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I am trying to get a working link.
Can we do some ASW maneuvers on them please?
It appears that Iran just shifted its nuclear development to North Korea after the Obama deal and it continues to develop delivery systems at home.
Whatever happened to the “Axis of Evil”? Well, one down and two to go. Obama basically treated them like bosom buddies.
Wonder what a MOAB will do to a sub? :)
Sounds like NPRK outsourcing developmental RDT&E to Iran, who plans on outsourcing operational testing to NPRK.
What would really happen if we bombed mecca and medina to smithereens??? I mean, what would they (muslimes) do?
They might get mad and try to kill us, rape our women (and boys) and take over our government... oh wait..
I agree.
Yup
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