Chinese, Iranian Cruise Missiles Show Common Russian Heritage

Credit: KH-55: Ukrainian air force museum
TEL AVIV – The Chinese DH-10 and recently unveiled Iranian Soumar cruise missiles have many similarities since both have common origins – Iran and China obtained a number of disarmed Russian KH-55 air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) from Ukraine in the early 2000s. This clandestine arms deal was one...

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