Iran—Naval Drills Features 1st Cruise Missile Launch From Sub

Fars News Agency | 02/26/2019

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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