At the same time, the Islamic Republic reaffirmed its intention not to develop very long-range missiles capable of striking targets over 2,000 kilometres away, saying it has no need for such weapons.
Iran’s Defence Minister Amir Hatami has revealed that one of the main objectives of his country’s domestic military industry is to increase the effective range of air-launched cruise missiles. At the moment, most of Iran’s missiles have a range slightly above 1,000 kilometres, with ground-launched cruise missiles having an effective range of up to 1,400 kilometres. However, their air-based missiles have underperformed so far, hitting targets less than 1,000 kilometres away.
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