Cardboard and wood, very low radar signature.
Posted on 08/28/2006 3:26:29 AM PDT by Perdogg
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran test fired a long-range, radar-evading missile on Sunday from a submarine in the Gulf as part of war games that began earlier this month, state television reported.
The missile was called Sagheb, which means Piercing, but the report did not give the missile's range.
"Minutes ago it was launched from a submarine in the Persian Gulf and it hit the target," television reported.
Western nations have been watching developments in Iran's missile capabilities with concern amid a standoff over the country's nuclear program, which the West says is aimed at building atomic bombs. Iran says the program is only civilian.
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But they also say Iranian forces could, if pushed, cause havoc in shipping lanes in the Gulf, even if they would be no match in any conventional confrontation with the high-tech forces of the U.S. and other navies operating in the area.
Money line. This is BS.
When I heard that bit about it being a "radar-evading missile" I immediatley thought that this part of the remarks by Iran were pure BS.
On the other hand, an SBLM in the hands of those creeps cannot be seen as good news.
Cardboard and wood, very low radar signature.
The sooner the better!
I assume they are referring to a SLCM (Submarine-launched Cruise Missile) since a SLBM (Ballistic Missile) implies a whole nother class of launch platform. Radar-evading, in this case, could simply mean low-flying.
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