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Iran: Stealth missile test-fire a success
[March 31, 2006]

Iran: Stealth missile test-fire a success


(UPI Top Stories Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Iranian officials say it successfully tested a missile that can hit multiple targets and avoid radar detection.

Itar-Tass reports the missile was fired during military exercises in the Persian Gulf region.

Gen. Hossein Salami, speaking on state television, said the Farj-3 missile test was successful. He did not give a range for the multi-warhead device, but said it was for defensive purposes.

The television report claimed the missile used new technology and didn't use systems from other countries.

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