- TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Iran is to launch a massive joint naval wargame titled
"Holy Prophet (PBUH)", beginning on March 31 with shooting of
a Shahab II Missile into the air with the message of "Peace and Friendship"
for the regional countries, Persian Gulf, and Sea of Oman littoral states.
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- Commander of the Islamic Republic Guard
Corps Naval Force Admiral Morteza Saffari announced the news at a press
conference here on Wednesday, adding, "The IRGC Naval Force, the IRI
naval and Army forces, volunteer Forces and the IRI Disciplinary Forces
will participate in the military maneuver.
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- The wargame would begin with the password
"Muhammad the Messenger of Allah," according to the IRGC Naval
Force Commander and last till April 6 in the northern coasts of the Persian
Gulf up to 40 kilometers to the south, to Iran's border port city of Chabahar
in the region.
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- Over seventeen thousand of Iran's armed
forces and Basij mobilization forces, would take part in the naval wargame
in which 500 large and small naval vessels of various types would participate.
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- The IRGC official added, "The Command
Headquarters of the wargame would be the IRGC Noah Naval Barracks, while
five other army, Air Force and navy bases in three provinces would back
up the massive operation."
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- Admiral Saffari announced the entire
armed forces' of the country's full readiness to defend the territorial
integrity of the motherland.
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- He added, "The latest local achievements
of the country in defense industries, implementation of the experiences
of the country's armed forces in planning and launching massive military
operations in practice, evaluation of the conduct of our commanders, and
providing a real atmosphere for our mobilization forces to display their
defense capabilities are among the top objectives of the maneuver."
The four-phased naval wargame is meanwhile planned to display the Islamic
system's defensive capabilities.
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- Iranian made drones would be flied to
collect information from the virtual enemy's camp, sea-to-air missiles
capable of pursuing moving objects, helicopters capable of shooting air-to-sea,
and air-to-land missiles, rapid reaction boats, Iranian made intelligent
mines with multi-sensors, various naval rocket mine launchers, huge Iranian
made naval rockets and up-to-date telecommunication facilities would be
among the sea of equipment to be facilitated during the wargame.
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- http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2006/iran-060329-irna03.htm
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