Iran's Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled two new missile and drone tunnel bases, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
“The two underground missile bases house ground-to-ground missile systems with advanced equipment, as well as attack drones penetrating the enemy's radar and defense networks,” said state media.
The Tasnim news agency reported that IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami and IRGC commander of Aerospace Force, Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh attended the inauguration ceremony of the two underground bases
The IRGC names underground missile bases as Missile Cities.
Tasnim’s report said the new base boasts homegrown drones with a range of 2,000 kilometers, twin missile launch platforms, and platforms for the launch of multiple drones.
It added that a combination of accuracy and quality in the employment of the new military systems was put on display in a massive exercise held in December 2021.
The IRGC had declared its ability to launch 60 drones simultaneously, according to Reuters.
Saturday’s unveiling comes days after Iran suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket.
Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press showed scorch marks at a launchpad at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province.
