TEHRAN, March 31: Iran successfully test-fired on Friday a missile with the ability to avoid radar and hit several targets simultaneously, the air force chief of the elite Revolutionary Guards said.

“Today, a remarkable goal of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s defence forces was realized with the successful test-firing of a new missile with greater technical and tactical capabilities than those previously produced,” Gen. Hossein Salami said on state-run television.

Gen Salami said the Iranian-made missile was test-fired as large military manoeuvres began in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian sea.

“This missile can simultaneously hit several targets, has near stealth capabilities with a high manoeuvrability, pin point accuracy and radar avoidance features,” Gen Salami said.

He said the range of the missile would depend on the weight of its warhead. The television, however, described it as a “ballistic” missile, suggesting it was of comparable range to ballistic rocket, the Shahab-3.—AP