israeli military intelligence website debkafile states that: "iran has succeeded in producing low-flying cruise missiles that fly to target under the radar." which allows the cruise missile to "...hug mountains and hills and dip into valleys, thereby evading the radars of counter-missile systems." debkafile further elaborates the significance of the cruise missile's design stating that "... no military force in the world has so far found an effective means of intercepting cruise missiles before they strike, unless they are of short range."