Tehran-Saba:
The commander of the naval forces in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Ali Reza Tangsiri, announced today, Sunday, that the "Great Prophet 19" maneuvers achieved the goals set for them in advance by testing new equipment, conducting various operations, and successfully targeting the supposed enemy sites.
Iranian news agencies quoted Tangsiri as saying: On the second day of the maneuvers, which bear the name of the martyr Hussein Manjezi, surface-to-sea and surface-to-surface missiles were launched with different ranges..
Noting that in these maneuvers, for the first time, the "Nawab" missile was launched in support of the air cover of the martyr Qassem Soleimani submarine and successfully hit its targets.
He explained that on the second day of these maneuvers, the active and intelligent subsurface systems also carried out their operations successfully.
The maneuvers included launching the new missile mine operation that can cover a large area, and cruise missiles, 360 ballistic missiles, and advanced missiles with a greater range and targeting accuracy against electronic warfare were used.
Tanksiri explained that the IRGC Navy and the Ministry of Defense are currently manufacturing long-range cruise missiles exceeding a thousand kilometers, using artificial intelligence technology, which target targets at different altitudes.
He pointed out that there are very sensitive sites, such as gas and petrochemical complexes and platforms, nuclear power plants, islands, oil platforms and refineries, all of which need defense and the necessary defense exercises have been conducted for this.
As for drones, he explained that the IRGC Navy has equipped the "Mohajer 6" and "Ababil 5" drones with "Qaem" and "Almas" artificial intelligence missiles.
These maneuvers also included the launch of the "Navvab" defensive missile from the strategic ship of Martyr Soleimani, underwater operations of the IRGC naval forces, the launch of ballistic missiles from the coast to the sea, an exchange of fire at a range of up to 200 levels, the downing of enemy aircraft with "Kowsar 222" missiles, and the launch of naval patrols.
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