Naval Drills Features 1st Cruise Missile Launch From Sub
February 26 2019
For the first time, an Iranian submarine has launched an anti-ship cruise missile, reports the semi-official Fars news agency.
On the last day of the Velayat 97 drills on Sunday, a Ghadir-class mini-submarine launched the cruise missile, which successfully hit the target.
Rear Adm. Hossein Khanzadi, the navy chief, said that Ghadir-class subs conducted several firings of the anti-ship missiles and they hit their simulated targets successfully.
Iran's newest sub, Fateh, has the same...
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