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Iran test fires missile that avoids radar: report+
[March 31, 2006]

Iran test fires missile that avoids radar: report+


(Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)TEHRAN, March 31_(Kyodo) _ Iran on Friday successfully test fired a locally made missile that can evade radar, state media reported.

"Iran successfully test fired a home-made Fajr-3 missile," Gen. Hossein Salami, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander, was quoted as saying on state television.

He said the missile can simultaneously hit several targets, has near stealth capabilities with a high maneuverability, pin-point accuracy and radar-avoidance features.

The test-firing was an important part of a military maneuver in the Persian Gulf starting earlier in the day.

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