The Missile Command (Persian: فرماندهی موشکی) is the coastal missile defence element of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN). In addition to this military formation, the Navy as well as the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps –which independent of IRIN conduct their operations under another command hierarchy– have an arsenal of anti-ship missiles for coastal defence.[1] The forces have collectively changed the balance of naval power in the Persian Gulf region since the mid-2000s decade, due to their capability to target almost all assets of the United States Navy's Fifth Fleet from Iranian coastline.[2]
Missiles
editThe unit is known to operate the following anti-ship missile (AShM) systems:
References
edit- ^ a b c d Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies (PDF), Office of Naval Intelligence, February 2017, pp. 31–33, ISBN 978-0160939686
- ^ Hanna, Andrew (6 July 2020), "Iran's Arsenal of Cruise Missiles", The Iran Primer, U.S. Institute of Peace
- ^ a b c d e The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. p. 380. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398. S2CID 219624897.
- ^ Newdick, Thomas (20 August 2020), "Iran Unveils New Solid-Fuel Ballistic Missile Named After The General America Killed", The Drive, retrieved 1 October 2020
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