Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that the missile maneuver conducted by the IRGC in the past 10 days was successful and achieved its objectives.

 

On Wednesday, the IRGC "successfully" test-fired two kinds of " modern, smart and radar-evading" missiles and they hit the pre- planned targets, local Fars news agency reported.

 

The short-range surface-to-sea missiles, called "Tondar" and " Persian Gulf," were tested in the vicinity of Iran's southern port city of Jask.

 

The two kinds of missiles which had been upgraded by IRGC's Aerospace Division were tested and used to hit the target in combination, said state IRIB TV website.

 

"Tondar" and "Persian Gulf" missiles have the capability to hit both stable and moving targets in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

 

Asghar Qlitchkhani, a spokesman for the missile war-game dubbed Piambar A'zam-6 (Great Prophet-6), said Wednesday that all the missiles used in the war-game were optimized by the Iranian experts and are ready to be used for defensive purposes.

 

Last Wednesday, Iran launched radar to detect cruise, ballistic missiles.

 

Aerospace commander of the IRGC Amir Ali Hajizadeh said "the Ghadir radar has been designed and manufactured to discover air targets, radar-evading planes, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and satellites at low orbits."

 

The Ghadir radar system with a range of 1,100 km in radius and a height of 300 km has become operational in the country for the first time, the English language satellite Press TV quoted Hajizadeh as saying.

 

Last week, Iran announced that it had "successfully" test-fired 14 short, medium and long-range missiles on the second day of the missile drills.

 

The missiles which were launched near the central city of Qom comprised five Shahab missiles, including four medium-range and one long-range, as well as nine Zelzal missiles.

 

On the first day of the drill last Monday, the Islamic Republic unveiled underground missile silos and fired the Fateh-110 missile.

 

Qlitchkhani said the technology and the construction of the silos were totally local and had been developed and built by the Iranian experts.

 

The permanent readiness of the missiles in the vertical position is one of the important features of these silos, the commander said, adding that all the launching stages of the missile are electronic and remote-controlled.

 

The silos function as one of the swift-reaction units of the missile commandment so that, permanently in the vertical position, they are ready to hit the predetermined targets, he said.

 

Last week, Iranian lawmakers said that the missile maneuver of the IRGC conveyed Iran's message of "might" and "deterrent power."

 

"The IRGC military exercises show that Iran has the potential to counter any threat by relying on its own forces," head of the Majlis Defense Committee Gholam-Reza Karami was quoted as saying by Press TV.

 

Karami said that such drills are aimed at improving coordination among defensive systems of the country, achieving military objectives and identifying points of weakness and strength.

 

Another Iranian lawmaker Fatemeh Ajorlou also said that the world public opinion will become familiar with Iran's deterrent power thanks to the drills.

 

The Western countries, led by the U.S., tried very hard to prevent any change in the balance of power in the Middle East or to change it in their own favor, said Ajorlou, implying that the West has failed to pursue their regional policies.

 

Last week, Hajizadeh said that the maneuver had totally defensive objectives and would be held with the message of "peace and friendship."

 

The U.S. has established numerous bases in the region and Iran is conducting the maneuver to enhance its defensive readiness, added the commander.

   

An Iranian short range "Tondar" missile is launched during a war game at an undisclosed location in Iran in this undated handout photo released July 6, 2011. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday it successfully test-fired two kinds of "modern, smart and radar-evading" missiles, local Fars news agency reported. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

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