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Iran Tests New Naval Missiles in Indian Ocean Exercise

Iran Tests New Naval Missiles in Indian Ocean Exercise

Iran’s Navy launched a naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman and the northern parts of the Indian Ocean on Thursday morning.

In the exercise, codenamed ‘Ramadan Martyrs’, the Iranian Navy tested new short-range and long-range cruise missiles manufactured by the Iranian Defense Ministry.

The Modified Ghadir long-range naval cruise missiles hit the targets at a distance of 280 kilometers.

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180310-N-HE318-109 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2018) A Standard Missile (SM-2) is launched from the aft missile deck of the forward-deployed guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) as part of asurface-to-air missile exercise during Multisail 18. MultiSail is a bilateral training exercise improving interoperability between the U.S. and Japanese forces. This exercise benefits from realistic, shared training enhancing our ability to work together to confront any contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William McCann/Released)