IRAN'S NEW WEAPONS

Iran Says Just-Tested Missile Can Avoid Radar - Ali Akbar Dareini
Iran's military said Friday it successfully test-fired a missile not detectable by radar that can use multiple warheads to hit several targets simultaneously. The Fajr-3, which means "victory" in Farsi, can reach Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East, Iranian state media indicated. Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force chief of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, did not specify the missile's range, saying how far it can travel depends on the weight of its warheads. "It can avoid anti-missile missiles and strike the target," the general said. (AP/Boston Globe)

Iran Says High-Speed Underwater Missile Successful in Tests
Iran said Sunday it has successfully test-fired a high-speed underwater missile capable of destroying warships and submarines. The Iranian-made missile has a speed of about four miles per minute under water, said Gen. Ali Fadavi, deputy head of the Navy of the elite Revolutionary Guards. He called it the fastest underwater missile in the world - but it has the same speed as the Russian-made VA-111 Shkval, developed in 1995 and believed to be the world's fastest. (AP/Houston Chronicle)