Which weapons does IRGC use in Great Prophet 19 Eqtedar War-Game?

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.

RM/UR