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Iran Reveals Air-launched Rocket

May 11, 2020
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On May 9, Iran‘s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force released footage of a Fajr-4 guided rocket undergoing an apparent drop test from a Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bomber. According to Iranian news reports, the Fajr-4 is a 333mm-diameter artillery rocket with onboard guidance. 

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Masao Dahlgren is a fellow with the CSIS Missile Defense Project, where he focuses on deterrence and emerging technologies.

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