Iran says it tests new surface-to-surface missile
Iran has successfully test-fired a new generation of surface-to-surface missile that uses solid fuel, making it more accurate than its predecessors, the defense minister announced Wednesday.
Mostafa Mohammed Najjar said on state television that the Sajjil was a high-speed missile manufactured at the Iranian Aerospace department of the Defense Ministry.
Iran has successfully test-fired a new generation of surface-to-surface missile that uses solid fuel, making it more accurate than its predecessors, the defense minister announced Wednesday.
Mostafa Mohammed Najjar said on state television that the Sajjil was a high-speed missile manufactured at the Iranian Aerospace department of the Defense Ministry.
He said it had a range of about 1,200 miles, which could easily reach arch-foe Israel and even travel as far as southeastern Europe.
Solid fuel missiles are more accurate than the liquid fuel missiles of similar range currently possessed by Iran.
The official IRNA news agency said the test was conducted Wednesday and television showed the missile being fired from a launching pad in a desert region.
Brief by The Associated Press
