Russia is secretly helping Iran to develop supersonic cruise missiles, says report

The Trump administration has played down reports that Russia is providing material support to its ally in Tehran

Russia has secretly assisted Iran in developing supersonic cruise missile technology under a covert program codenamed C430L, according to a Financial Times investigation based on leaked correspondence, travel records, and Russian military patents.

Russia Secretly Helping Iran Develop Supersonic Cruise Missiles, Report Says  Haaretz

Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles in what is possibly the most significant known transfer of military technology between the two countries.

Russia has secretly been helping Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles since 2023 under a program code-named C430L, the Financial Times reports.

The program, codenamed C430L, began in 2023 and was arranged by Russia's state arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, in coordination with the US-sanctioned NPO Mashinostroyenia.

Project ‘C430L’: How Russia secretly helped Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles

The programme, codenamed C430L, reportedly involves the 'transfer of a highly strategically sensitive military technology from Russia that the Iranians have wanted to acquire for decades'

Russia has secretly been helping Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles, according to a Financial Times investigation, marking a major transfer of strategic military technology from Moscow to Tehran

An expert has said that the programme would require political clearance from the very top in Russia.

Leaks reveal programme behind one of the most significant known transfers of military technology from Moscow to Tehran