Iran Claims to Have Its Own Carrier Killer Missile -- Defense Tech
Speaking of carrier killers, Iran now claims to be developing its own fleet of anti-carrier ballistic missiles. Too bad they don’t exactly sound like they can hold U.S. carriers at risk, since their range is about 185 miles.
From AFP:
Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari, who heads the elite military force, the Revolutionary Guards, said the missile had a range of 300 kilometres (185 miles).
“Iran is mass producing a smart ballistic missile for sea targets with a speed three times more than the speed of sound,” Jafari was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA.
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