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IRGC builds Iran's first hypersonic wind tunnel to test missiles
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has constructed the country’s first hypersonic wind tunnel for testing missiles and doing aerospace research.
“The IRGC has, for the first time in the country, built a hypersonic wind tunnel [operating] at the speed of more than eight Mach,” said IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari on Sunday.
He made the remarks at the unveiling ceremony of the device at Tehran’s Imam Hussein (PBUH) University.
The construction of the wind tunnel is a great achievement because it is used for testing missiles and aerospace research, he added.
The IRGC commander stated that Iran’s previous wind tunnels operated at the speed of lower than one Mach and the country had to send its missile abroad for testing.
In addition to reducing expenses, the new hypersonic tunnel enables the country to protect information pertaining to indigenously-designed and -built missiles, Jafari pointed out.
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Iran world’s fourth missile power: Defense Min.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is the fourth missile power in the world, says the country’s defense minister.
“Iran has an acceptable status among countries possessing missile capabilities, and stands after the United States, Russia and China,” Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said in a televised interview with Al-Alam channel on Friday.
“In proportion to possible threats against the country, we have tried to increase the range of our missiles,” the Iranian minister added.
The country is currently striving to boost the accuracy of the missiles and make them radar-evading, he noted.
Over the past years, Iran has made important breakthroughs in its defense sector, attained self-sufficiency in producing important military equipment and systems and enhanced the preparedness of its forces by holding various drills.
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