Pars Today- The Great Prophet 19 Eqtedar war-game of the IRGC Navy is being held in the Persian Gulf and the provinces of Bushehr and Khuzestan, south of Iran.
The Great Prophet 19 Eqtedar war-game began on Friday in the northern and middle regions of the Persian Gulf and three regions of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy. According to Pars Today, this drill was carried out with a variety of exercises and operational measures on the first day, including:
Practicing kamikaze frigate operation
Operational combat of IRGC Navy commandos
Launching smart submarine torpedo of IRGC Navy as an unknown weapon with confidential specifications
Littoral defense exercise using a variety of arms including artillery rockets and guided missiles
Heliborne of IRGC marines
Presence of IRGC helicopter fleet equipped with modern rockets and ammunitions
Launching different types of surface- to- surface cruise missiles
Kamikaze drone combat and exercise of hitting targets
Operational presence of various types of combat-reconnaissance drones with multivalent operational program
Exercise of operation to stop frigate through rappel of navy commandos
Weapons and equipment
One of the most outstanding displays on the first day of the Great Prophet 19 Eqtedar war-game of the IRGC Navy was that the force applied various types of modern and indigenous weapons and equipment which received extensive media coverage. Some of these weapons and equipment are as follows:
Frigates
Types of missile-launching boats
Tondar class warships
Martyr Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis missile-launching warship and Martyr Soleimani missile-launching warship
Drones
Mohajer 6
Bavar 5
Using some kamikaze drones whose specifications have been kept secret.
Missiles and rockets
Fajr 3 non-guided rocket
Fajr 5 non-guided rocket
Anti-warship missiles
80 mm non-guided rocket
Sea-based Kowsar missile
Anti-armor laser-guided Dehlavieh missile
Surface-to-surface Nasr cruise missile
Fat’h missile system
IRGC navy’s mysterious weapon
Remote-controlled torpedo-launching submarine was among the modern weapons which were used on the first day of the Great Prophet 19 Eqtedar war-game. This achievement has remained a mysterious weapon of the IRGC Navy due to its specifications turning it into a nightmare for any invader of Iran’s territorial waters.
It seems that the most important feature of this submarine is the ability to launch missiles and throwing sea-mines.
Messages of war-game
Iran’s naval might:
One of the main messages of the Great Prophet 19 Eqtedar war-game of the IRGC was to show the might and prowess of the Iranian Armed Forces and warn the trans-regional forces over any evil act against the Iranian interests and national security.
Further using of modern weapons:
This war-game proved that the Iranian Armed Forces have taken bigger steps towards arms self-sufficiency in the field of marine combat.
Peace and friendship:
Holding this drill gave this message to the neighboring countries that the Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to safeguard the sustainable security of the regional waters.
Preparedness against threats:
The trans-regional forces present in the waters of the region are among the main addressees of the IRGC Navy drill, i.e. sustainable security in the region is maintained only by the native forces and they have no place here.
Iran’s role in enhancing security:
One of the prominent features of this military exercise is to display the might of the Iranian Armed Forces in maintenance of security in the international waters. This is an issue which plays unique role in keeping the security of economic activities in the regional waters in addition to different aspects.
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