Iranian successfully test-fires "the fastest cruise missiles in the world"

Iranian successfully test-fires

PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced that the country has successfully test-fired three new missiles, including the fastest cruise missile in the world.

"We have recently test-fired Shahin and Shalamcheh air-defense missiles successfully and these missiles are now stationed in our air defense units," Vahidi told reporters.

He further added that the country has also successfully test-fired the home-made Zafar missile, and pointed out that Iran's military units will soon be equipped with Zafar missiles which are "the fastest cruise missiles in the world".

"These missiles together with our other systems can remarkably promote the country's air defense power," he noted, according to Fars News Agency.

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