24 Dec 2024
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Iran new missile renders enemy aircraft carrier jets useless: IRGC

Iran new missile renders enemy aircraft carrier jets useless: IRGC
The new long-range naval cruise missile of Iran will force the enemys aircraft carriers to stay at least 2,000 kilometers away from the countrys coasts, making fighter jets on board the warships practically ineffective, the IRGC Navy commander said.

The Iranian Navy and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy took delivery of the Abu Mahdi strategic cruise missile in a ceremony attended by senior military officials on Tuesday.

With a range of over 1,000 kilometers, the missile would expand Irans naval defense coverage zone by several times and allow the naval units to broaden their operational range.

In comments at the event, IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri said a main feature of the new missile is keeping the enemy away from the Iranian coasts.

We can fire the Abu Mahdi missile from deep inside the country. The missile has a dual seeker and performs successfully against the enemys electronic warfare, the general said.

He explained that if an Iranian military vessel travels at a distance of 1,000 kilometers from the countrys coasts and launches the Abu Mahdi, the enemys aircraft carrier will have to retreat at least 1,000 kilometers farther away to evade the long-range cruise missile, so the fighter jets on board the aircraft carrier will be rendered useless.

The general noted that the new missile can be fired either from a vessel or a coastal launch pad, hunt multiple targets, and hit the target from various directions.

Since the missile has a very low service ceiling and a very long range, it could be hardly tracked, Rear Admiral Tangsiri noted.

He expressed hope that the missile, named after late Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis who was martyred at the hands of the criminal US, would conduct retaliatory attacks on the enemies at sea.

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