IRGC Navy to Unveil Supersonic Cruise Missile

Date: 10 February 2025 - 22:39

News ID: ۱۳۶۷۶۴

TEHRAN -- The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says Iran will soon unveil a domestically developed supersonic cruise missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers.
The new projectile to be unveiled during the next Persian calendar year which will start on March 20 will significantly enhance Iran’s deterrence capabilities, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said.
“We now have missiles that can be launched from the depths of the Iranian territory, eliminating the need for coastal launches,” the commander stated.
“With these advancements, we can strike targets in the Sea of Oman directly from the north of Persian Gulf.”
The IRGC, he said, successfully launched a cruise missile from Tabas, which accurately struck a target 650 km away in the Sea of Oman.
Highlighting Iran’s strategic military preparedness, Tangsiri said the county’s entire 2,200 km southern coastline has been fortified under collaboration between the IRGC, the army’s naval forces, and the maritime division of the Basij.
Many military assets have been strategically relocated to beneath high-altitude areas across the coastal areas, rendering them impervious to the enemy’s bunker-busting bombs.
“In the southern regions, we have leveraged the natural mountainous terrain to safeguard critical military infrastructure, ensuring that no missile or bomb can inflict damage on our assets,” he said.
The commander also highlighted Iran’s expanding naval reach, stating that the IRGC’s Shahid Mahdavi military vessel that is capable of carrying helicopters and missile launchers is currently deployed in Indonesia alongside an Iranian army naval fleet for joint military exercises.
Previously, the vessel undertook a remarkable 39-day mission, sailing as far as the waters lying near northern Australia and within 500 nautical miles of Diego Garcia, a key American military base in the Indian Ocean, he noted.
On Thursday, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Muhammad Bagheri reaffirmed Iran’s commitment to maintain a strong and strategic presence in international waters.
Tangsiri also touched on another

milestone achievement by Iran’s military-industrial complex, namely development of the Islamic Republic’s first drone carrier military vessel.
He said the IRGC Navy has repurposed aging commercial vessels, transforming them into state-of-the-art drone carriers, a practice that only used to be employed by some, including the U.S. and Britain.
“The first American aircraft carrier was originally a converted merchant ship. The British have done the same with captured German vessels, and recently, the Dutch handed over a commercial ship to the UK for transformation into a warship. Iran has followed a similar approach, successfully developing its first drone carrier,” he said.
The IRGC has also mastered the aircraft arrestor technology that helps slowing down an aircraft, reducing its torque or the distance it could run on the ground during routine or emergency landings.
Tangsiri said the capability was previously exclusive to the United States, adding that its achievement by the Islamic Republic further demonstrates Iran’s self-sufficiency in high-tech military innovation.
He said all Iranian missiles are AI-powered and equipped with precision-strike capabilities, underscoring the nation’s commitment to self-reliance in defense technologies.