Establishing a Balance of Power with a Focus on Missiles, Drones, and EW

TEHRAN (Defapress) - Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, Deputy of Public Relations and Spokesperson for the IRGC, stated this morning (Saturday) during a press conference regarding the "Announcements of the IRGC Aerospace Week Programs", while noting that journalists are officers of the soft war, and that soft war officers are the narrators of the Islamic Revolution front.

Brigadier General Mohebbi stated that the martyrs of the First, Second, and Third Sacred Defense stood firmly against the enemy, adding: "The American and Israeli enemy has committed numerous crimes in these wars."

Commemorating the memory of Martyr Major General Tehrani-Moghadam and the IRGC Aerospace martyrs who played a vital role in the country's authority, the IRGC Spokesperson said: "Aerospace Week is a great opportunity to honor the lofty status of the martyrs, and during this timeframe, we will address the achievements and functions of the IRGC Aerospace Force."

Describing the achievements of the IRGC Aerospace Force as the result of the decrees, recommendations, and statements of the martyred Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, he stated: "The first aerospace achievement is the production of indigenous knowledge in the field of missile and aerospace industries; this monumental achievement became the source of many transformations in the defensive and offensive domains."

Brigadier General Mohebbi recalled: "Today, we have transitioned from an importer in the aerospace field to an exporter of aerospace weaponry, and we are in a very favorable condition regarding air power components. This major achievement belongs to the IRGC Aerospace Force."

He added: "Today, the Shahed-136 drone is being copied and utilized in most countries around the world. Furthermore, converting knowledge into industry and producing various military industries is another achievement of aerospace. Today, we export our products to many countries worldwide, among which we can mention the 'Arman' missile, the '358' drone, and the '3rd of Khordad' system."

Stating that we are completely independent in military weaponry globally today, the Deputy of Public Relations of the General Staff of the IRGC said: "Another achievement of the Aerospace Force is its focus on the production of military products and self-sufficiency. Today, all our weaponry is produced with indigenous knowledge and expertise by the Aerospace Force."

Brigadier General Mohebbi added: "The fourth achievement of the Aerospace Force is the creation of field management capability to utilize light, heavy, short-range, and long-range weapons under enemy bombardment. During the war, despite bombardments, we carried out our launches against the enemy's assets and equipment, and they could not disrupt our fire for a single moment."

He stated: "The fifth achievement of the Aerospace Force is the creation of a balance of power with a focus on missiles, drones, and electronic warfare industries. By producing and launching missiles and drones, we managed to put severe pressure on the enemy. Additionally, in electronic warfare, we managed to destroy many of the enemy's drones and safely ground seven advanced enemy drones."

The IRGC Spokesperson described the rapid and technologically advanced entry into the air defense system as another aerospace achievement, adding: "In this recent opportunity, the Aerospace Force reached such a level of growth that in the recent war, we managed to shoot down 260 enemy aircraft, including F-15, F-16, and F-35 fighter jets, as well as Lucas, Orbiter, MQ-1, and MQ-9 drones, aside from the statistics recorded by the Islamic Republic of Iran Army."

Brigadier General Mohebbi stated: "The seventh achievement of the IRGC is the creation of a flexible capability for the continuous production of missiles and drones under enemy bombardment. With this capability, we moved missile production underground, creating a 'missile production city' separate from the missile storage city."

The Deputy of Public Relations of the General Staff of the IRGC emphasized: "By utilizing indigenous knowledge, we will never allow the enemy to stop us from producing and upgrading weapons, even for a single moment."

He recalled: "The foolish enemy was counting our missiles in this war, while we possess the capability to calmly continue production underground."

Brigadier General Mohebbi cited the eighth achievement of the Aerospace Force as making missiles and drones stealth, stating: "The missiles penetrated the enemy's defense layers and struck their targets; the enemy is astonished by our power, wondering how our missiles bypass modern defense layers and hit their targets."