Iranian army launched two Nazeat-10 surface-to-surface missiles during military exercise 12205162

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Iranian army launched two Nazeat-10 surface-to-surface missiles during military exercise.
The Iranian Army Ground Force launched two Nazeat-10 (Naze'at) surface-to-surface missiles as part of an ongoing military drill in central Iran on Sunday, May 22, 2016. The Iranian Ground Force kicked off the massive exercise in deserts near the central city of Kashan in Isfahan province this morning.
     
The Iranian Army Ground Force launched two Nazeat-10 (Naze'at) surface-to-surface missiles as part of an ongoing military drill in central Iran on Sunday, May 22, 2016. The Iranian Ground Force kicked off the massive exercise in deserts near the central city of Kashan in Isfahan province this morning. Iranian army Nazeat-10 during firing test (Archive image FARS New Agency)
     

Codenamed Beit ul-Muqaddas-28, the war game is performed in three stages. The first and second phases of the drill will be held today in the desert areas.

The third stage will be carried out on Monday across Nasrabad operational zone also in Isfahan province.

The exercise will also include the launch of N-6 version of Neze’at as well as Fajr-5 rocket.

The two Nazeat-10 missiles fired on Sunday morning had a range of 140 kilometers.

The Ground Force’s experts have upgraded the latest generation of Naze’at ballistic missile, which has improved capabilities, including longer range, higher precision strike capability, and stronger destruction power.

It can be launched from mobile pads, a unique characteristic compared with similar class missiles.

Naze'at are a series of Iranian-made artillery rocket with an estimated range of 100 km. The missile is launched from a platform mounted on 6x6 Mercedes-Benz truck chassis.