{"id":57460,"date":"2018-04-18T18:53:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T18:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/18\/mysterious-iranian-missile-on-display-in-army-day-parade\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:13:31","slug":"mysterious-iranian-missile-on-display-in-army-day-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2018\/04\/18\/mysterious-iranian-missile-on-display-in-army-day-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious Iranian missile on display in Army Day parade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"791\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16958\" data-id=\"16958\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948015232.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948015232.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948015232.jpg.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948015232.jpg.jpg?resize=768,506 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948015232.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,675 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Iranian military truck carries the new Kamin-2 air defense missile system during a parade on the occasion of the country&#8217;s annual Army Day on April 18, 2018, in Tehran. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"650\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16970\" data-id=\"16970\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948021520.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948021520.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948021520.jpg.jpg?resize=300,163 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948021520.jpg.jpg?resize=768,416 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948021520.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,555 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the Army Day parade, warning &#8220;invading powers&#8221; that Iran will produce or acquire any weapon necessary for deterrence. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16989\" data-id=\"16989\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18108315265320.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18108315265320.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18108315265320.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18108315265320.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18108315265320.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Iranian soldiers march in formation during the Army Day parade (Ebrahim Noroozi\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"814\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16999\" data-id=\"16999\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948009506.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948009506.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948009506.jpg.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948009506.jpg.jpg?resize=768,521 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948009506.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,695 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Iranian military truck carries the S-200 missile defense system past a portrait of Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parade on the occasion of the country&#8217;s annual Army Day. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"776\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17002\" data-id=\"17002\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948016010.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948016010.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948016010.jpg.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948016010.jpg.jpg?resize=768,497 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948016010.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,662 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Iranian military truck carries the S-200 missile defense system. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"719\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17012\" data-id=\"17012\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948014350.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948014350.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948014350.jpg.jpg?resize=300,180 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948014350.jpg.jpg?resize=768,460 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948014350.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,614 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Iranian military truck carries a Naze&#8217;at rocket artillery piece past a portrait of Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parade on April 18, 2018 in Tehran. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"783\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17025\" data-id=\"17025\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948008152.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948008152.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948008152.jpg.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948008152.jpg.jpg?resize=768,501 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948008152.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,668 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Iranian military truck carries parts of a S-300 air defense missile system during a parade on the occasion of the country&#8217;s annual Army Day. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"774\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17036\" data-id=\"17036\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948014324.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948014324.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948014324.jpg.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948014324.jpg.jpg?resize=768,495 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-948014324.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,660 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Iranian military truck carries missiles in an Army Day parade on April 18, 2018, in Tehran. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 An unidentified <a href=\"https:\/\/theiranproject.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/18\/photos-iran-marks-national-army-day-3\/\">air-launched cruise missile,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/defence.pk\/pdf\/threads\/new-iranian-air-launched-cruise-missile.310401\/\">rarely seen<\/a>, was on display at Iran\u2019s Army Day parade on Wednesday. Marked with initials of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, the missile features trapezoidal grid fins \u2015 most commonly associated with U.S. missiles \u2015 and a seeker in the tip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Ian Williams, associate director of the CSIS Missile Defense Project, this suggests the mysterious missile is equipped with some kind of homing guidance. A sign written in Farsi that accompanied the missile said the munition is \u201celectro-optically guided up to 100 km.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the parade, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the country would \u201cproduce or acquire any weapons we need,\u201d without waiting for approval from the international community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ostensibly referring to Iran\u2019s nuclear program, Rouhani is likely also referring to Iran\u2019s controversial ballistic missile program, which was also on full display during the parade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran unveiled an upgraded missile defense system called the Kamin-2, designed to engage low-altitude threats, including a variety of UAVs and low-flying planes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite rolling out this new equipment, Rouhani assured Iran\u2019s neighbors that \u201cour weapons are not against you, it\u2019s for deterrence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[w]e are not living in a normal region, and we see invading powers have built bases around us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It remains to be seen how regional actors will respond to this new technology. Recently, Iran has been under pressure from the United Kingdom, France and Germany, who proposed new sanctions on Iran in an attempt to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-army-rouhani\/iran-says-will-make-or-buy-any-weapons-it-needs-lambasts-invading-powers-idUSKBN1HP0LN\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran held its annual Army Day parade with missiles on display to illustrate the country&#8217;s commitment to developing systems it believes are critical for its national 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