Russia’s covert boost to Iran’s supersonic missiles, FT reports
The Financial Times reports Russia secretly helped Iran develop a ramjet-powered supersonic cruise missile (code-named C430L) since 2023, with Moscow providing engineers and analysis on propulsion, fuel systems and testing; Iran has built and flight-tested the ramjet but there is no evidence any such missile has entered service. Arranged via Rosoboronexport and NPO Mashinostroyenia, the program signals deeper Moscow-Tehran military ties and could complicate US naval defenses in the Middle East, though a next development phase was still under discussion in 2026.