TEHRAN, March 8 (NNN-FNA) — The Iranian Defence Ministry has started mass production of the Nasr 1 (Victory 1) cruise missiles.
“The Nasr 1 missile is a cruise missile capable of destroying 3-ton weighted vessels,” Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said at a ceremony to inaugurate the Nasr 1 production line at the Defence Ministry’s Aerospace Industries Organisation.
Vahidi also said that the Nasr 1 is a short-range coast-to-sea and sea-to-sea missile which could be fired from coasts and all types of vessels.
He announced that his ministry plans to enhance tactical capabilities of the missile, saying the missile will soon be equipped with the capability to be fired from choppers and submarines.
The minister stressed that once the Army’s Navy and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces are in possession of these mass-produced cruise missiles, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s naval defence capability would experience an outstanding jump forward.
In December 2008, the Iranian naval forces successfully test-fired the surface-to-surface Nasr 1 in the final stage of Unity 87 wargames in the Persian Gulf waters.
The surface-to-surface Nasr-1 missile was fired from a warship and hit its target at a distance of 30 km (19 miles) and destroyed it. It was the first test of the new missile.
The Unity 87 wargames started on Dec 2, 2008 for a six-day military exercise with over 60 warships as well as fighter jets, unmanned aerial vehicles, torpedoes, light and heavy submarines and gunboats.
– NNN-FNA
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