NOURNEWS - The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new home-made precision-striking missile with enhanced agility and warhead explosive power.
The new missile, named Kheybarshekan, has a range of 1,450km and enjoys high agility and is capable of striking its designated targets with pinpoint accuracy.
Kheybarshekan was displayed on Wednesday during a ceremony attended by Chief of Staff of Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri, Commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and a number of other high-ranking military officials and commanders.
The ceremony coincided with celebrations in Iran commemorating the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which overthrew the US-backed Pahlavi dynasty.
The new ballistic missile is reportedly among third-generation long-range missiles indigenously developed and manufactured by military experts at the IRGC’s Aerospace Division.
The new missile uses solid propellants and is said to be capable of penetrating into missile shields with high maneuverability during its landing stage.
The modern design of Kheybarshekan has reduced its weight by a third in comparison with similar missiles, and the preparation time to launch the missile has decreased to one-sixths compared to conventional projectiles.
Moreover, the new ballistic missile enjoys considerable agility and high velocity when hitting its targets.
General Hajizadeh had announced on Monday the development of a new “strategic missile” by Iranian experts, saying that it would be unveiled soon.
“The strategic missile will be unveiled in the near future,” General Hajizadeh said, addressing in a ceremony held on Monday to commemorate the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, on the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
He underlined the IRGC’s latest defense achievements, specially in the field of missiles.
General Hajizadeh added that the missile has been built for quite some time and is currently part of the IRGC’s combat capability.
In relevant remarks in January 2021, General Hajizadeh underlined Iran had limited the range of its missiles to 2,000km on the basis of its own decision, but the decision is not something permanent.
“The power of our missiles can be seen in the comments of our enemies. No one has forced us to restrict ourselves to the range of 2,000km because we do not talk to anyone about our missile power. It (2,000km range) was our decision and this range is not permanent for us,” General Hajizadeh said in an interview with the Arabic-language al-Manar news channel.
He reiterated the country’s position on the prohibition of talks on its missile power, saying that negotiation on the issue is a national redline.
Also, IRGC Top Commander Major General Hossein Salami underlined that enemies can never stop Iran's progress and development in defense fields or coax the country into negotiations about them.
"We will never stop increasing the defense capabilities and we will not retreat because it is among our redlines and therefore, the issue of defense capabilities is not negotiable, modifiable, stoppable and controllable," General Salami said, addressing a ceremony in Tehran in November 2019.
Asked if Iran would agree to take part in missile talks under the pressures and US sanctions, he said, "This will never happen."
General Salami downplayed military threats against Iran, and said, "We ensure the Iranian nation that the talent and capacity of the Iranian Armed Forces and the IRGC are so high that they will confront any enemy, no matter how big, and therefore, the nation should rest assured and live in tranquility because we are capable of defeating any enemy."
He also warned the enemies against approaching Iran’s borders, saying that with the rapid development of the Iranian missile systems, there is no longer any safe zone for hostile aircraft carriers within or out of Iran’s territorial waters.
“Given the successful mounting of ballistic missiles on (IRGC) speedboats, the enemy’s aircraft carriers will no longer be safe in any spot,” General Salami said.
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