Why it matters:
The exercise features a wide range of precision-guided cruise missiles with short, medium, and long-range capabilities, designed to strike and destroy surface targets as a show of Iran's deterrent power to expel enemy attacks.
The big picture:
The two-day drill is being conducted in the northern Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman. The last drill in the northern Indian Ocean zone was a joint one, wherein Russia and China participated.
Details:
Surface and subsurface naval units, aerial squadrons, coastal and sea-based missile platforms, and electronic warfare units engage in the exercise.
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