Iran Fires Missiles At Its Fake Carrier, Says Its Satellite Has Been Watching From Above (Updated)
The last time the Iranians trotted out the mock aircraft carrier for an exercise, they eventually blew it up.
Tag: Fateh 110
Iran Touts Big Ballistic Missile And Lightweight Solid Fuel Rocket Motor Leaps
Iran has unveiled a new short-range ballistic missile, the Raad 500, which it says it both lighter and has a longer range than similar existing weapons in the country’s arsenal. A new, lightweight, solid-fuel rocket motor, which also offers added reliability and flexibility over liquid fuel types, is at the heart of the design, technology that Iranian officials say they plan to utilize in other ballistic missiles, as well as space launch vehicles, in the future.
Satellite Images Show The Aftermath Of Iran’s Missile Strikes On Al Assad Air Base In Iraq (Updated)
Satellite imagery from The War Zone has obtained exclusively from Planet Labs, as well as other shots that have emerged on social media, show damage to various hangars and other structures at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq following Iran’s unprecedented missile strikes aimed at U.S. forces in that country overnight. U.S. and Iraqi officials have said that the strikes, which also involved missiles fired toward Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region, caused minimal damage and no U.S., coalition, or Iraqi casualties.
Iran Reveals Upgraded Short Range Ballistic Missile It Claims Is ‘Stealthy’ and More Precise
The announcement comes shortly after reports that the Iranians fired an earlier version of this weapon during an exercise in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran Fired Ballistic Missile During Drills Where It Practiced Blockading the Strait of Hormuz
It is also the first launch of a ballistic missile of any kind in more than a year and could draw harsh criticism from the Trump Administration.