Video - Iranian Missiles and Clone of Downed U.S. Drone on Display in Iran.

Iranian Missiles and Clone of Downed U.S. Drone on Display in Iran.
Following are excerpts from a TV report on Iranian missiles, which aired on Al-Manar TV on October 10, 2012.

Reporter: As the talk of war escalates, Iran has placed its military capabilities on display in public places. This was not done in order to send a message to the enemy, but in order to acquaint the public with the capabilities of the IRGC.

For the first time, Iranians can get a close view of their air defense capabilities and can get to know weapon systems that they have only seen on TV until now.

Iranian citizen: We are prepared for any possibility, and will stand by our leader until our last breath. We will not give up defending our country.

Reporter: The IRGC commanders declared that they have produced a drone aircraft with a range of 1,700 km. These drones may have adopted modern technologies from the RQ-170 plane, which was downed in eastern Iran – the most modern of US aircrafts.
The air defense units studied this aircraft, emptying it of all its components. They studied its engine and its radars. Today, they are trying to clone it and incorporate the new drone into service.........Thanks Hussein.

Commander of the Basij General Mohammad Reza Naqdi: They do not know who they are threatening. They are threatening one of the strongest countries. We are capable of defending ourselves. We besiege the aggressors from all sides.Their threats against Iran stem from fear. Fear makes them raise their voices.

Reporter: The stars of the show are the Qadr, Sijjil, and Qiyam missiles – ballistic missiles that amaze everybody with their height of 16 meters. They avidly listened to the experts explaining the role of these missiles, their range, their solid and liquid fuels, as well as their destructive power.

The Zilzal missile was highlight of the show, because of its expected role in the ballistic barrage. 30 years ago, Iran was not capable of putting these missiles into use. Today, they say that the Shahab 3 missile has been taken out of service, because there are missiles of more advanced generations, which surpass it in destructive power and range. Source: Memri.

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant Commander: Iran Can Target All Enemy Bases in Region.

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant Commander: Iran Can Target All Enemy Bases in Region.(Fars)."Today, there is no base in the region lying outside the reach of the Iranian missiles," Brigadier General Hossein Salami said, addressing a ceremony held in honor of Martyr Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, known as the Father of Iran's missile industry. "Wherever you imagine these bases are, they are within the reach of Iranian missiles," Salami reiterated, noting the range, power and high precision-targeting capability of Iran's ground-to-ground, ground-to-air and ballistic missiles. Iran has made giant progress in arms production, specially in area of missile technology, in the last decade. Iran has been pushing an arms development program in recent years in a bid to reach self-sufficiency. Tehran launched its arms development program during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war on Iran, to compensate for a US weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own jet fighters and armored vehicles as well as radar-evading missiles and other high-tech weapons. Yet, Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country. Each year Iran displays part of its advancements in missile technology, but its Shahab 3 and Sejjil missiles have notably worried the Israeli regime. The liquid-fuel Shahab 3 missile has a range of up to 1,250 miles (2000 kilometers) and is capable of carrying a 1,000-760 kilogram warhead. But Sejjil, which is considered as the third generation of Iran-made long-range missiles, is a solid-fuel, two-stage missile with two engines. It is capable of reaching very high altitudes and therefore has a longer range than that of the Shahab 3 model. The missile has boosted the Islamic republic of Iran's defense capabilities. Yet, western military experts believe that half of Iran's missile capability is still unknown to the West, and that Tehran holds many aces up its sleeve.Hmmmm........Salami says this and that,  to me sounds like a lot of Baloney?Read the full story here.