Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Tests Sayyad-3G Air Defense Missile - The State Signal

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Tests Sayyad-3G Air Defense Missile

ByThe State Signal Staff

IRAN – The Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy tested the Sayyad-3G air defense missile during the Smart Control military drills in the Strait of Hormuz.

The IRGC Navy on Saturday released footage showing the launch of the naval version of the land-based Sayyad-3 air defense system, known as the Sayyad-3G, from the vessel Shahid Sayyad Shirazi.

The Sayyad-3G missile features vertical launch capability and has a reported range of 150 kilometers (93 miles).

Iranian authorities said the system enables the establishment of a regional air defense umbrella for military vessels of the Shahid Soleimani class.

Iran first tested the long-range, land-based Sayyad-3 air defense missile on Dec. 28, 2016.

The land-based version has a range of 120 kilometers, a length of six meters, and a weight of 900 kilograms.

The “Smart Control” drills in the Strait of Hormuz began on Feb.16 and lasted three days.

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