Russia secretly aiding Iran in development of supersonic cruise missile technology: Financial Times
The covert C430L program brought senior Russian missile specialists into direct cooperation with Tehran, and the missile technology could threaten US warships.
- On Tuesday, a Financial Times investigation revealed a "multiyear covert programme, codenamed C430L," in which Russia is helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles with advanced ramjet propulsion technology.
- Iran has pursued ramjet technology since at least 2019, when Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei inspected development sites; analysts describe the current cooperation as part of a broader exchange involving Iranian drones for Russia's war in Ukraine.
- Russian specialists from the NPO Mashinostroyenia design bureau enlisted in the program are refining designs for missiles intended to threaten United States Navy aircraft carriers and other warships throughout the Middle East.
- Despite ongoing conflict between Iran, the United States, and Israel, Russian support continued into 2026, requiring approval from the highest political echelons in Moscow.
- Russia is attempting to "broaden the Ukraine war and draw the US into different theatres," said Nicole Grajewski, a professor at Sciences Po in Paris, enabling Tehran to master technology it has sought for decades.
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Report: Russia Secretly Aiding Iran’s Supersonic Missile Program to Target U.S. Warships
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Russia is secretly helping Iran build supersonic missiles to target US warships: report
Project C430L has seen Russia's top missile experts assist Iran in developing a new class of supersonic weapons capable of targeting the US aircraft carriers and warships deployed to the Middle East.
The program, codenamed C340L, began in 2023 and continued throughout the U.S. war against Iran, raising the possibility that aircraft carriers and other U.S. warships could be targeted
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Naslovi.netA secret program launched in 2023 is mobilizing some of Russia's top missile experts to help Iran master technology that could threaten US aircraft carriers and other warships in the Middle East, the British Financial Times reported today.
US Warships in Crosshairs? Russia Reportedly Helps Iran Build Supersonic Missiles
Iran is on the cusp of acquiring a new missile capability that could threaten the ability of the US to protect its ships in the region.According to a report by the Financial Times, Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop a new generation of supersonic cruise missiles through a programme known as C430L.The programme reportedly began in 2023 and involved technology that could enable Irania
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