Meshkat (missile)
The Meshkat (Persian: مشکات, meaning "Lantern") is a medium-range cruise missile built by Iran.
Background
Iranian media quoted Iran's deputy defense minister on September 9, 2012, that a medium-range cruise missile will be revealed soon.[1] The missile can be fired from ground, air and sea and will have a range of 2000 km.
On 2015 a long-range cruise missile was revealed under the name "Soumar (missile)" which possibly is the more matured type of Meshkat. The range of the missile was not mentioned. Haaretz newspaper claimed the design closely resembles the Kh-55 that Iran acquired from Ukraine in 2001.[2] Because of the similarities media guess a range between 2000 and 3000 km for it.
See also
References
- ^ "Iran to unveil Meshkat medium-range cruise missile". PressTV. Tehran. 2012-09-09. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ "Iran unveils new long-range cruise missile". Haaretz. 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
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