IRGC Navy receives new strategic systems, equipment
The Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) received hundreds of new strategic systems and equipment in the fields of drones, missiles, and electronic warfare.
MEHR: The Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) received hundreds of new strategic systems and equipment in the fields of drones, missiles, and electronic warfare.
The ceremony was held in the presence of the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami, the Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, and several other Iranian officials on Saturday morning.
The new strategic systems and equipment are made by Iranian scientists and specialists in different organizations including the Iranian Space Agency, Marine Industries Organization, as well as knowledge-based companies and the private sector.
The new systems that joined IRGC Navy today include different types of reconnaissance, intelligence, offensive, and combat drones; different types of support and command vehicles; offense and defense systems in the field of electronic warfare, and other types of equipment.
The IRGC Navy also received different types of trucks for launching cruise missiles, as well as hundreds of cruise and ballistic missiles with a range of 300 to 1000 km.
Speaking on the sidelines of the ceremony, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri stressed that the joining of the new specialized and defense equipment is considered an important and effective step for the IRGC Navy to improve the level of its naval combat ability.
Briefing on the characteristics of the new cruise and ballistic missiles, Tangsiri cited that the new missiles' characteristics include increased range, reduced preparation time, countering the enemy's electronic warfare, changing the target after firing, and using artificial intelligence technology.
"Regarding the (characteristics of the) drone systems, we can also mention the increase in flight time, bigger and heavier warhead, countering the enemy's electronic warfare, shooting at moving targets, and accurately identifying naval targets," he added.
