TEHRAN, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force announced Wednesday to equip the IRGC's fighter jets with long-range cruise missiles, Tasnim news agency reported.
The air-to-ground cruise missiles with pinpoint accuracy and a range of 1,500 km will be installed on the bombers in near future, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, was quoted as saying.
Hajizadeh made the announcement on the sidelines of a ceremony in the capital Tehran on Wednesday to deliver 10 Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets overhauled and upgraded by domestic experts at the IRGC Aerospace Force.
With the upgrade, the jets will also be able to carry and fire smart and cluster bombs, as well as air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles with pinpoint accuracy, Hajizadeh said.
Iran's Defense Ministry on Monday launched the mass production of an indigenous air-to-air missile.
The mass production of missile Fakour, which can be used on all types of fighter jets, was inaugurated by Iran's Defense Minister Amir Hatami.
