Fajr-5
Posted on 05/28/2010 8:53:16 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Iran has reported the test-firing of long-range rockets said to have been allocated to its proxies in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. The Iranian Army launched the Fajr-5 during its exercise near the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan in May 2010. During the Velayat-89 exercise, army units fired the Fajr-5, which were said to have struck their targets.
"These missiles are called Fajr-5 and belong to the Fajr-class missiles, and have not been tested in any previous exercise," Iranian Army deputy commander Gen. Kioumars Heidari said. "They were tested for the first time in Velayat-89 exercise zone."
Fajr-5 was unveiled by Iran around 2005. The weapon, described by Western analysts as a long-range rocket, was believed to have been transferred to the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah and recently to the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip.
In a briefing on May 10, Heidari did not cite reports of previous Iranian use of Fajr-5. The liquid-fuel rocket was said to have a range of 150 kilometers.
During the May 10 test, four rockets were said to have been launched. The military said all of the Fajr-5s hit their targets.
"That was a successful experience for us as we could test and assess the missiles in real exercises for the first time," Heidari said.
Western analysts said Teheran often renames existing systems and weapons as part of its psychological warfare campaign to deter an Israeli or U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. They said most of the weapons presented by Iran as indigenous were actually copies of Chinese-, North Korean-, Russian- and U.S.-origin platforms.
The Iranian Army also reported test-firings of a new indigenous surface-to-air missile system. The Army said Misaq destroyed air targets in missions conducted by Iranian special forces units.
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Ahmadinejad is just begging for it.
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