The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Bagheri has stated that the country will continue to advance its ballistic missile development and production as Tehran unveiled its new third-generation long-range missile dubbed "Kheibarshekan", APA reports citing Sputnik.
The Kheibarshekan missile can hit targets at ranges up to 1,450 kilometres and is the latest addition to Iran's armed forces, according to the IRGC. The force said on 8 February that it will be unveiling a new "strategic missile" soon that has been in development for years and has already undergone tests in combat situations.
The new missile is a solid-fuel based projectile and the time needed to prepare it for launch has been reduced by one-sixth compared to other IRGC strategic armaments, the Tasnim news agency reported. The IRGC also boasted that the Kheibarshekan is capable of penetrating air defences by manoeuvring during the late stage of its flight – when missiles are often intercepted due to their projected target and trajectory being calculated by then.
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