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Iran claims indigenous SAM production

By Robert Hewson

6/12/2009

Claiming it to be "a milestone in Iran's anti-aircraft systems", Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar says production has begun on a new surface-to-air missile (SAM).

The missile, called Shahin (meaning 'Hawk'), was displayed to Iranian journalists to mark the official opening of the production line on 6 June. Footage of a Shahin missile launch to intercept a drone target was shown by state broadcaster IRINN.

"The range of this advanced defence system is more than 40 km and [it] is capable of tracing and targeting enemy planes and helicopters intelligently and at supersonic speed," said General Mohammed-Naijar to the local press. "The system contributes a major role in strengthening field and spot defence."

Iran's Shahin is similar to Raytheon's MIM-23 HAWK SAM, which were supplied to Iran by the US before the fall of the Shah in 1979.

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Iran claims to be building its own version of the MIM-23 HAWK missile as the Shahin.
Iran claims to be building its own version of the MIM-23 HAWK missile as the Shahin.(ISNA Vahod Alaee)

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