10 February 2012, 09:07 (GMT+04:00)

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Iran tests new missile

Iran has successfully test-fired a new, domestically built Fateh-110 missile, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi was quoted as saying today by the Fars news agency.

The third-generation, medium-range ballistic missile is more accurate than previous models, he said.

The missile is nine meters long and weighs roughly 3,500 kilograms.

Earlier, the country tested a new Giyam-1 missile.

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