Iran claims to have produced key engine for supersonic missile tech
The announcement was the latest in a chain of advancements Iran has claimed in its missile technology in defiance of Western criticism and amid regional tensions.
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Iran's defense minister said his country has developed "ramjet" engines, the key component to supersonic cruise missiles.
Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Ashtiani told a crowd of worshippers in Tehran on Friday that the Iranian Defense Ministry is now capable of mass producing the engine, which can boost a cruise missile's speed to five times the sound of speed.
The development, according to the Iranian general, was accomplished using domestic capabilities and came less than a fortnight after the Islamic Republic said it had acquired the know-how to produce supersonic missiles, introducing its first homemade version, dubbed "Fattah."
Features of Iran's hypersonic missile, which cannot be destroyed by any missile:#Fattah pic.twitter.com/N0Z2sR6Hyq
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