Iran launches 3 cruise missiles from shore, vessles
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
Sat / 23 February 2019 / 11:58
Tehran (ISNA) – During the second day of a massive three-day drill, codenamed "Velayat 97", Admiral Naghdi destroyer, Tabarzin missile boat and shore based missile system destroyed predetermined naval objects.
Iranian naval forces on Friday started the "Velayat 97" drill in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
The drill is being held in an area of two million square kilometers, from the Strait of Hormuz to the southeastern coasts of Makran, the Sea of Oman and the northern parts of the Indian Ocean, down to the 10-degrees latitude.
During the second day of the drill, Admiral Naghdi destroyer and Tabarzin missile boat launched two Qader and Ghadir anti-ship cruise missiles, destroying their naval objects.
Along with the two vessels, shore based missile system has also launched a Qader anti-ship cruise missile, targeting its object in the sea.
The Ghadir missile with a range of 330 km and the Qader missile with the range of 250 km are capable of being employed both from shore and from ships afloat.
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