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http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Iran starts production of its own air defense missiles=20 NICOSIA =97 Iran has begun producing an indigenous man-portable air defense system.=20 The Defense Ministry has begun serial production of the Misagh-2 short-range surface-to-missile missile. The ministry said the Misagh-2 could intercept low-altitude targets.=20 "The Misagh-2 is capable of tracking and destroying aerial targets that fly at low altitudes and in the blind spot of radar systems," the ministry said in a statement.=20 The statement called Misagh-2 an advanced missile that could resist counter-measures. The missile could operate in all weather.=20 "This missile gives our forces, army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a drastic advantage, agility and flexibility in our air defenses," Defense Minister Mustafa Mohammed Najar said in the statement.=20 Iran has been developing a range of short- and medium-range missiles and rockets. Teheran has utilized both liquid- and solid-fuel propulsion systems.=20 Teheran has also produced variants of the SA-7 and other Soviet-made missiles. Western intelligence sources said Iran has developed a variant of the U.S.-made Stinger shoulder-fired missile.=20 Officials said Iran has been developing an air defense network to protect its nuclear facilities from possible Israeli and U.S. strike. In December 2005, Iran ordered 29 TOR-M1 mobile short-range air defense systems from Russia.=20 -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, discuss-o= [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use h= as not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a par= t of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSI= NT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the= included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of inte= lligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, tech= niques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligenc= e related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We= believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as = provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use t= his copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,= ' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml=20 Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ =20
