Iran is on the verge of acquiring a supersonic missile from China, designed to destroy aircraft carriers, reports The Telegraph.
Officials from the Islamic Republic are in advanced negotiations with Beijing to acquire the CM-302 cruise missile, designed to damage warships, British journalists report.
Negotiations are said to have started two years ago, but have accelerated after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran last June, sources told Reuters, an agency quoted by The Telegraph.
It is believed that the devices have never been used in combat. However, according to their manufacturer, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, they can travel at a speed up to four times greater than the speed of sound, carrying a quarter ton of explosives and can perform evasive zig-zag maneuvers in the final phase of flight to confuse ship defenses.
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