Iranian Ground Force gets more than 1,000 new weapons combat vehicles and equipment

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On April 11, the Iranian Army Ground Force took delivery of over 1,000 new equipment, including combat gear, missiles, vehicles and electronic warfare systems, Nigar Bayramli writes in Caspian News. Air-to-surface Almas missile, which is fired from helicopters and drones at an 8 km distance, and its surface-to-surface version with a range of 4 km were among the weapons added to the Iranian Army’s arsenal, ahead of the annual parade on the Army Day, Fars News Agency reported on April 11.
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The Iranian Army Ground Force took delivery of over 1,000 new equipment, including combat gear, missiles, vehicles and electronic warfare systems, on April 11, 2023 (Picture source: Fars News Agency)

Moreover, Nigar Bayramli reports, among the items that have gone into operation are Kian-800 tank transporter, pontoon bridges, a grenade launcher simulator, Arash electronic warfare system, a portable radar jamming system installed on Mohajer-6 drones, tactical command and control vehicles, transportation vehicles used to set up portable telecommunication stations, a tactical cellular system providing mobile network coverage, and Majid air defense system. Qaem-1 and Qaem-5 bombs, also delivered to the Ground Force, are mounted on Mohajer-6 and Ababil drones.

Other products include Dehlaviyeh-2 anti-tank missiles, three night-vision optical systems, Shafaq chaff and flare countermeasure systems and missiles paired with Cobra attack helicopters, Fath-360 missile systems, smart shells with pinpoint accuracy, and various artillery weapons.

In addition, the Ground Force received small packable drones, which are categorized as "switchblade". These drones have a range of about 4 km, can fly for 20 minutes and attack targets with 500-gram warheads.

Earlier, Nigar Bayramli recalls, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) successfully tested the Meraj-532 kamikaze drone. Iran’s Tasnim News Agency carried video footage of the drone launched from a vehicle and hitting a target. “The high-precision drone with a piston engine and a 50-kg warhead has a range of 450 km, can fly at an altitude of 12,000 feet for three hours and is an easy set-up model”, General Ali Kouhestani, Head of Research and Self-Sufficiency Organization of IRGC Ground Force, said on April 9.

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