Tehran – Iran Test-fires Domestically Developed Torpedo System

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    This picture released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, shows ValFajr torpedoes in an undisclosed location. Iran's state TV said the country has successfully test-fired the advanced torpedo system. A portrait of late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini is seen at right. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)Tehran – Iran’s state TV says the country has successfully test-fired an advanced torpedo system.

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    The domestically developed torpedo system dubbed “ValFajr,”or dawn in Farsi, has a 220 kilogram (485 pound) warhead that can be used against heavy vessels. It can travel at high speeds and operate in deep or shallow waters.

    It was originally unveiled in 2011 and the state TV report said Iran has opened a production line to mass-produce the torpedo.

    The report Tuesday did not give the range or say when the test took place.

    Iran occasionally announces production of new weapons, which cannot be independently verified.

    Since 1992, Iran has begun a military self-sufficiency program that produces weapons from mortars and torpedoes to missiles and jet fighters.


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    Anominous
    Anominous
    8 years ago

    To be used against the Great Satan, U.S.A.

    8 years ago

    One has to wonder why Iran is pursuing all these weapons production, especially now that they’ve signed a “peace deal” all obama…,