Iran tests upgraded version of short-range missile

Iran on Saturday claimed it had successfully test-fired an upgraded version of a short-range ballistic missile with improved accuracy,increasing the Islamic Republics capability to strike both land and naval targets.

Defence Minister Gen Ahmad Vahidi said Fateh-110 had a range of 300 km and could strike with pin-point precision,making it the most accurate of its kind in Irans arsenal. By reaching this generation of the Fateh-110,a new capability has been added to our armed forces in striking sea and land targets, state TV quoted Vahidi as saying. Few countries in the world possess the technology to build such missiles.

The Pentagon released a report in June noting significant advances in Iranian missile technology, acknowledging that the Islamic Republic has improved the accuracy and firing capabilities of its missiles.