IRGC Unveils Portable Air Defense Missile


IRGC Unveils Portable Air Defense Missile

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force unveiled a new air defense missile fired from trucks.

The IRGC has launched a new stage of the “Payambar-e Azam (The Great Prophet) 19 ” war game in Iran’s southwestern regions since Monday.

A series of homegrown arms have been unveiled during the drill, including the ‘Qaem-118’ air defense missiles.

The firing unit of the missile, carried by a truck, is equipped with five launchers.

The air defense missile has a range of 25 kilometers and is guided either by radars or electro-optical and thermal methods.

The fire control radar of the missile system can be connected to several launcher units to hit more targets.

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