[Ryan Robertson]

IRAN SAYS IT NOW HAS DRONES THAT CAN FIRE PRECISION STRIKE MISSILES ENHANCED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE COMMANDER OF IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS NAVY CLAIMED THE REGIME SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED THE WEAPONS DURING THE RECENT PAYAMBAR-E-A’AZAM, OR GREAT PROPHET, MILITARY EXERCISES.

THIS IS VIDEO THE IRGC RELEASED FROM THE EXERCISE. IT SHOWS AN IRANIAN MADE ABABIL-5 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM ARMED WITH TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF MISSILES, QAIM AND ALMAS. IRAN SAYS BOTH OF THE MUNITIONS ARE AI-ENABLED, BUT DIDN’T OFFER ANY DETAILS ON EXACTLY HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS EMPLOYED IN THE WEAPONS.

IRAN SAYS DURING THE GREAT PROPHET EXERCISES, ABABIL-5 AND MOHAJER-6 DRONES FIRED MULTIPLE AI-ENABLED MISSILES AT SIMULATED ENEMY TARGETS.

THE IRGC ALSO USED THE EXERCISES TO LAUNCH NAVVAB MISSILES FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM SHAHID SOLEIMANI PATROL COMBAT VESSELS. AND THE IRANIAN NAVY TESTED OUT ITS LATEST EXPLOSIVE-LADEN KAMIKAZE BOAT DESIGN.

THE COMMANDER OF THE IRGC’S NAVY SAID THE DRILLS HELP SAFEGUARD NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE GAS AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS, NUCLEAR POWER FACILITIES, AS WELL AS OIL PLATFORMS AND REFINERIES.

IRAN NEEDS TO DEVELOP NEW STRATEGIES TO PROTECT THOSE SENSITIVE TARGETS, BECAUSE MOST –IF NOT ALL–OF THE COUNTRY’S AIR DEFENSES WERE TAKEN OUT LAST YEAR DURING ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES.

THE IAF ISN’T TALKING ABOUT IT PUBLICLY, BUT THE WIDELY HELD BELIEF IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IS ISRAEL USED ITS F-35 STEALTH FIGHTERS TO TAKE OUT DOZENS OF IRANIAN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS.

SO, IF THOSE SYSTEMS AND LAUNCHERS–WHICH WERE DESIGNED TO STOP JETS–COULDN’T STAND UP TO ISRAELI AIR FORCE ASSAULTS, IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE THE LAUNCHERS AND DRONES FEATURED DURING THE GREAT PROPHET EXERCISES WOULDN’T SUFFER A SIMILAR FATE.

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