In a powerful display of military might, Iran unveiled a staggering array of ballistic missiles and a cutting-edge kamikaze drone during the opening ceremony of its Sacred Defense Week.
On Saturday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) paraded 23 types of advanced ballistic missiles, including notable models such as the Kheibar Shekan, Fatah, Haj Qasem, Qadr H, Emad, Khorramshahr, Sejil, and the newly introduced Jihad missile. According to the Tasnim news agency, the Jihad missile is a next-generation liquid-fuel ballistic weapon capable of traveling up to 1,000 kilometers and features a high-explosive detachable warhead.
Iran Armed Forces unveiled their latest achievements in a ceremony on Saturday morning.https://t.co/vmqu3DjoNY pic.twitter.com/DWQrKE7Kbz
— Mehr News Agency (@MehrnewsCom) September 21, 2024
Additionally, the festivities marked the debut of the Shahed-136B, the latest evolution of Iran’s Shahed-136 kamikaze drone. This drone boasts an impressive operational range of over 4,000 kilometers and is designed as a low-observable, delta-wing loitering munition. It carries a 50-kilogram warhead and operates with an Iranian-manufactured piston engine, reaching speeds of approximately 200 kilometers per hour.
Fattah hypersonic missile, the newest IRGC Aerospace Force hypersonic missile, was showcased at the armed Forces military parade on Saturday morning.
By developing this missile, Iran became one of the four countries owning this technology. pic.twitter.com/YkGKP3ZSSD— Mehr News Agency (@MehrnewsCom) September 21, 2024
The Jihad is the latest liquid fuel ballistic missile of the IRGC Aerospace Force, which was displayed for the first time in the parade. With a high-explosive detachable warhead, it has a range of 1000 km, it added.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps also paraded the Shahed-136B, the latest version of the Shahed-136 kamikaze drone, for the first time.
The new military products were showcased at the mausoleum of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, in southern Tehran. The parades were staged to mark the beginning of former Iraqi dictator Saddan Hussein’s invasion of Iran 44 years ago.
The Shahed-136 is a delta-wing shaped, low-observable and low-signature loitering munition with a range of 2,000 kilometers that carries a warhead of 50 kilograms.
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) uses an Iranian-made piston engine and has a speed of about 200 km/h.
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Source: Al-Manar English Website and Iranian media
