« Reply #16 on: April 06, 2006, 12:16:21 AM »
TEHRAN: Iran has tested a high-speed underwater missile in a show of force that upped the ante in the international showdown over its nuclear ambitions.
It was the second provocative test in three days in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Iran claimed its new torpedo, dubbed the "whale" or "hoot," can travel at 360km/h, evade radar and destroy large ships and submarines.
"It has a very powerful warhead designed to hit big submarines," Iranian General Ali Fadavi said. "Even if enemy warship sensors identify the missile, no warship can escape from this missile because of its high speed."
I thought all (submerged) torpedoes could evade radar.
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