The IRGC Navy kicked off a military drill on Wednesday to practice the strong defense of the Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf. The war games are centered on Abu Musa Island.
The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami and Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, the IRGC Navy's commander as well as a group of other IRGC commanders were present at the opening ceremony of the drill.
In the exercise, for the first time, Qadir cruise missile system and Fath-360 ballistic missile equipped with artificial intelligence were unveiled and delivered to the IRGC Navy.
Fath-360, also known as BM-120, is an Iranian short-range satellite-guided tactical ballistic missile announced on the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Day, April 18, 2022.
Qadir is a new generation of cruise missiles capable of destroying marine targets with high precision and power. It can be fired from both coasts and vessels.
In a speech delivered at the drill, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami stressed Wednesday that Islamic nations can take of their collective security without the need for any foreign powers.
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