IRGC Fires Loitering Missile in Air Defense Drill
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force employed a new air defense missile system equipped with loitering munitions during a war game.
The air defense forces from the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) started a joint war game on Tuesday.
During the first stage of the drill, the air defense units exercised plans for the protection of the Natanz nuclear site in Iran’s central province of Isfahan.
In the course of the war game, the IRGC Aerospace Force employed a new air defense missile system with loitering munitions, known as 358.
The IRGC has not provided details of specifications of the air defense system, which launches drone-based missiles.
The military forces attending the exercise have employed point-defense tactics to protect the nuclear site in Natanz by engaging with 30 aerial targets.
