Abu Dhabi, September 27: The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will hold a military exercise, which includes surface-to-surface missile launches and long-term resistance.
“The military exercise dubbed The Great Prophet IV will be carried out to improve the Islamic Republic armed forces’ defense capabilities,” the Head of the IRGC’s public relations office said Saturday.
The maneuver, which is a sequel to The Great Prophet III carried out last year by the IRGC naval and ground forces in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz region, will begin on Sunday.
“Assessing the recent technical developments and tactical progress made in the IRGC’s surface-to-surface missile system is among the important objectives of the exercise,” Brigadier General Hossein Salami added.
“The exercise would see simultaneous and consecutive launches of a number of the missiles. The missiles will be fired at mock targets,” he said.
Last July, the IRGC successfully tested advanced shore-to-sea, surface-to-surface and sea-to-air missiles during The Great Prophet III military maneuver.
This year, however, the chivalric Iranian troopers will conduct a new drill, which increases the country’s defensive capability in the event of a long-lasting foreign invasion.
“The maneuver is also aimed at practicing management of long-term preventive and defensive operations,” Brig. Gen Salami said.
The Great Prophet IV will be held in different stages and on different sites, he concluded.
—–Agencies