Iranian Islamic Revolution Guard Corps plans to test new weapons and military equipment 12202164

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Iranian Islamic Revolution Guard Corps plans to test new weapons and military equipment.
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) plans to test its recently developed weapons and military equipment in the upcoming wargames. The Iranian the defense ministry tests its weapons and equipment in advance as part of a routine training cycle designed to improve defense.
     
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) plans to test its recently developed weapons and military equipment in the upcoming wargames. The Iranian the defense ministry tests its weapons and equipment in advance as part of a routine training cycle designed to improve defense. Iran’s Army stages military drill in Isfahan province
     
"The large-scale drills will be staged within the framework of the Armed Forces' stated goals: training, testing and using new products," Firouzabadi told reporters in Tehran on Sunday, February 22, 2016.

Elaborating on the IRGC drills, Firouzabadi said the excercises are meant to improve cooperation and coordination, prepare the Armed Forces for any possible attack, and contribute to their qualitative military edge.

Iranian Armed Forces recently test-fired different types of newly-developed missiles and torpedoes and tested a large number of home-made weapons, tools and equipment, including submarines, military ships, artillery, choppers, aircrafts, UAVs and air defense and electronic systems, during massive military drills.

On October 11, Iran successfully test-fired the country's new precision-guided long-range ballistic missile Emad that can be controlled until the moment of impact. Emad carries a conventional warhead.

"This missile (Emad) which has been fully designed and made by Iranian Defense Ministry's scientists and experts is the country' first long-range missile with navigation and strike controlling capability; it is capable of hitting and destroying the targets with high-precision," Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan told reporters after the successful test of Emad missile.

The Iranian Defense Minister reiterated that the mass production and delivery of Emad missile to the country's Armed Forces will considerably increase their power and tactical capabilities.