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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Iran Missile Defense System

By Ghanbar Naderi

Iran’s Defense Ministry on Saturday delivered new classes of short range ballistic missiles to the Naval Forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corpse.
The short range ballistic missiles have been designed for the Naval Forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). Built by Iran’s Defense Ministry, the Zafar cruise missiles can evade high tech radars and hit any target in the sea. The defense officials say Iran's determination to design and produce ballistic missiles has no end in sight.
Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says, “Iran has used its own capabilities plus those of its young technicians and researchers to design and build these modern missile defense systems. But this is just the beginning, because we have greater plans.”
He added, “Iran's armed forces are fully prepared for defense. They are equipped with modern technology and state-of-the-art missile defense systems.”
IRGC Navy Commander Brigadier General Ali Fadavi also says, “The Iranian commanders also said the country’s missile defense system has equally progressed after test-firing advanced, mobile two-stage, solid-fuel ballistic missiles. The missiles’ range brings within reach any target in the Persian Gulf and the sea of Oman.”
Iran on Friday also launched a new telecommunication satellite into orbit on Feb the third. According to US and Russian technical experts, Iran’s recent space launch and missile test shows its rapid growth in missile technology, in which its engineers have mastered staging - a challenging technology necessary for developing longer-range missiles.
According to the Iranian officials, the country has several missile programs to complete. Once completed, there will be a huge jump in Iran’s missile deterrence capabilities.
Iran has numerous programs for the development and deployment of ballistic missiles and long-range artillery rockets, and — with approximately 1,000 short and long-range missiles — currently possesses the largest number of deployed ballistic missiles in the Middle East. Such a capability enables Iran to target Israel and US bases throughout the Persian Gulf, if the country comes under attack.
What makes these cruise missiles even more lethal is that they are also less vulnerable to interception than ballistic missiles by potential adversaries' missile defense systems, because of their lower and shorter flight trajectory.
Bad news for the warmongers in Tel Aviv and Washington, especially seeing that Iran’s deterrence capabilities are rooted in the four key tenets of the Islamic Revolution: Justice, Self-Sufficiency, Independence and Piety.