Alwaght- Iran has unveiled a long-range surface-to-surface cruise missile amid celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution.
The missile, dubbed Hoveyzeh (the name of a city in Khuzestan Province), was showcased at an exhibitions showcasing defense achievements in Tehran on Saturday, Press TV reported.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the missile, which has been designed and manufactured by experts at the ministry's aviation industries organization, has a range of over 1,350 kilometers.
It can fly at a low altitude, has high precision and accuracy and is capable of heavily destroying ground targets, Hatami said, adding that the achievement proves that no barrier can block the Iranian nation’s determination in the defense sector.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Brigadier General Hatami pointed to another domestically made cruise missile dubbed “Soumar” that had been unveiled earlier and said it has a range of 700 kilometers.
