IRGC launches ballistic missiles from ship

Shahid Mahdavi , seen here when it was officially commissioned in March 2023, was used to launch ballistic missiles. (IRNA)

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has launched ballistic missiles from a ship for the first time, the force announced on 13 February.

Iranian news agencies reported that the launch was a collaboration between the IRGC’s naval and aerospace forces and involved missiles from the Fateh family.

A video released by the IRGC shows two missiles elevated on launchers in containers on the deck of Shahid Mahdavi , a commercial container ship that the IRGC Navy (IRGCN) commissioned into service as a multi-purpose support vessel in March 2023. Both missiles were then seen being launched, followed by footage showing at least one target on land being hit.