1998 16-Jan: The Islamic regime appears to have
introduced an entirely 'new' air-to-air missile on its Grumman F-14A
Tomcat interceptors, based on the Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK (Homing All-the-Way
Killer) surface-to-air missile (SAM). 30-Jun: Islamic regime modifies the MIM-23
HAWK surface-to-air missile for air-to-air use and adopts naval RIM-66B
Standard SMI-MR missile for air-to-air and surface-to-air use. 21-Jul: N.Korea test tests its 600- to 900-mile-range
Shahab-3 missile for the Islamic regime. Technology from the Taepo
Dong-1 could help The Islamic regime to build a 1,200-mile-range Shahab-4
that could reach Israel and Central Europe. August: The Islamic regime Defense Industries
Organization has been building a version of the Russian Sagger ATGW
for some years under the local name of the RAAD. It has recently been
revealed that The Islamic regime is now building a version with a
tandem warhead called I-RAAD. This has been developed as a counter
to AFVs-especially tanks - fitted with explosive reactive armour.