Iran arms all surface, sub-surface units with electronic warfare systems

IRAN: Senior Iranian commander Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari says all the surface and sub-surface units of Iran's Navy are equipped with electronic warfare systems.

"The Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has equipped all of its surface and sub-surface units with these systems (electronic warfare systems)," the spokesman for Iran's ongoing Velayat 91 naval drill said on Monday.

Rastegari added that the maneuvers involved conducting operations to detect enemy signals, including communication systems and radar signals, analyzing and processing them and tracking down the emission source of the signals.

Iran's Navy launched six-day naval maneuvers on December 28 in order to display the country's capabilities in defending its maritime borders.

The specialized maritime maneuver covers an area from "east of the Strait of Hormuz in the Sea of Oman and north of the Indian Ocean as far as the 18th parallel north," according to Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari. Iranian Navy forces successfully test-fired the latest version of the indigenous surface-to-air missile Ra'd (Thunder) and launched its indigenous short-range cruise missile dubbed Nasr (Victory) on the fourth day of the major military exercises.

Over the past few years, Iran has held several military drills to enhance the defensive capabilities of its armed forces and to test modern military tactics and equipment. The Islamic Republic has repeatedly assured other nations, especially its neighbors, that its military might poses no threat to other countries, stating that its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.

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