Iran Launches Surface-to-Air Missiles in Drills


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On October 12 and 13, the Iranian Army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched several surface-to-air missiles in a drill of air defense forces in Central Iran. The exercise, named Modafe’an-e Aseman-e Velayat 1400 [Defenders of Sky of Velayat 1400], included a variety of indigenous air defense systems, including Iran’s 3rd Khordad, Mersad, Talash, 15th Khordad, Majid, and Dezful surface-to-air missile systems. According to Iranian state media, the test launches were successful, downing a series of cruise missile targets.

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Masao Dahlgren, "Iran Launches Surface-to-Air Missiles in Drills," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, October 15, 2021, last modified October 15, 2021, https://missilethreat.csis.org/iran-launches-surface-to-air-missiles-in-drills/.