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Iran to fire precision-strike ‘Toufan’ missiles in military drills

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Iranian ground force commander announced on Thursday that the country’s home-made high-precision missile, ‘Toufan (Hurricane)’, will be fired by the Army forces during the military drills underway in southern Iran.

Lieutenant General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan told FNA on Thursday “The high-precision Toufan missile with a range of 4km can both be used as a land-based missile and be fired from helicopters during the wargames”.

He also said that Shaher sniper rifle, the Moharram six-barrel cannon and mine-shedding systems are among the other weapons and equipment to be used in the wargames.

Pourdastan elaborated on the drones used by the Iranian Ground Forces in the drills, and said a new type of these drones can be used for suicide attacks against air or ground targets.

Different units of the Iranian Army started massive military drills in the Southern and Southeastern parts of the country on Thursday.

The six-day military exercises codenamed Mohammad Rasoulallah (blessings of God upon him and his progeny) will cover an area of 2.2 million square kilometers from the east of the Strait of Hormuz to the Southern parts of the Gulf of Aden.

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