Video - IRGC Navy Commander Ali Fadavi: We Have Naval Vessels, Missiles in Underground Cities along the Persian Gulf Coastline .

Video - IRGC Navy Commander Ali Fadavi: We Have Naval Vessels, Missiles in Underground Cities along the Persian Gulf Coastline. (Memri).

In a January 24 IRINN TV interview, IRGC Navy Commander Ali Fadavi said that Iran had land-to-sea missiles "in tunnels along the Persian Gulf coastline." "In addition to missiles, we have many naval vessels, kept in underground cities," he said.


Following are excerpts:


Ali Fadavi: It is very strange that despite various American claims, including the claim that they have control over their units, for about two hours they did not know the whereabouts of [their sailors]. We were the ones who informed them.


The [Americans] launched 10-18 airplanes from their aircraft carrier.


Interviewer: They launched them?


Ali Fadavi: Yes. They usually do so in order to carry out operations in Iraq, and so on, but this time, they launched them because of [their missing sailors]. Some of their airplanes reached the skies of the island. We had full control over them. We knew the precise location of all the airplanes and helicopters, and we were aware of the movements of their naval vessels, and therefore, we were in control.


Interviewer: After the release of the sailors, did we receive any commitment [that this would not be repeated]?


Ali Fadavi: They themselves said that they had made a mistake, and they apologized.

The might of the Islamic Revolution cannot be compared to the power of any arrogant force in the world – not only to America – from creation until the end of time. Why? Because the might of the Islamic Revolution has associated itself with the infinite might of God, and no force is comparable to a force associated with the might of God. The world does not understand this, but our revolutionary Muslims people understands this. The Americans do not understand God, and do not take Him into their reckonings. They do not understand martyrdom, and nor do they understand Islam. They do, however, understand [the language of] might, because they themselves conduct themselves on this basis.


We have land-to-sea missiles, with very heavy warheads, located in tunnels along the Persian Gulf coastline. The Americans themselves once said that the IRGC navy forces had dug over a thousand tunnels along the coast of the Persian Gulf. In addition to missiles, these tunnels are full of naval vessels. Since the 1988 war, the Americans have been plagued by the nightmare of these fast boats. I am talking about fast boats, mines, and land-to-sea missiles. In addition to missiles, we have many naval vessels, kept in underground cities, which are called "cities of naval vessels," not "cities of missiles." At some point, we will present them to our revolutionary nation. As you know, the Americans have great [military] abilities. They have an annual military budget of 700-800 billion dollars. Compare this to all the oil that we can sell…


Interviewer: To what extent is there a correlation between what the Americans know about our defense capabilities and equipment, and between what we actually have?


Ali Fadavi: As I have said several times, we cannot compare what the Americans know to what they don't know. Moreover, what they know is what we want them to know, and what we have demonstrated in our maneuvers and elsewhere, or when we received this [equipment] from the Defense Ministry. They are aware only of what we have shown them. When will the American learn about the things we haven't shown them? We will demonstrate this at a certain point, in accordance with our interests, or when the time is right. At that point the Americans will know [our abilities], but it will be too late for them.


With regard to fast boats, the main fear of the Americans, we have boats that are twice as fast as the Americans' boats. We have conducted tests in which we managed to reach three times their speed, and we will demonstrate this. With regard to mines, the Americans are concerned about mines from the 1960s and 1970s, but the mines we possess belong to the second decade of the 21st century.

Video - China - Military parade held in Beijing to commemorate WWII

'It's a Big Boy' - China's new much, much bigger Mystery Missile And Launcher.

'It's a Big Boy' - China's new much, much bigger Mystery Missile And Launcher. HT: Popsci.

In mid-August 2015, eagle-eyed Chinese drivers spotted a new Chinese military vehicle that may give an indication of new missile launcher capabilities on the way.

Transporter Erector Launch (TEL) vehicles provide a mobile, survivable platform for surface-to-air, cruise and ballistic missiles. This new TEL vehicle is similar to the all-terrain 8X8 TEL for the CJ-10 land attack cruise missile (LACM), but it's much, much bigger.

It appears to share a similar powertrain to the CJ-10 TEL and has the same width, but it's much longer; it has 6 axles with 12 all-terrain wheels. There's an extended section above the first and second axles, which would likely hold additional personnel and equipment for missile launch and flight corrections. Also, it has a satellite communications dome, suggesting that it requires higher bandwidth for datalinks necessary to operate a more sophisticated missile.

Speculation is that the new TEL truck is for the 540km-range YJ-18 anti-ship missile,

Despite the new TEL vehicle's greater length, its twin missile canisters still extend to its rear bumper, showing that the new missile is longer and wider. The new canisters appear to be about 9-10 meters long, compared to 7 meters for the CJ-10 LACM canister. Hmmmm.....As Confusius would say 'Yu So Phukt'. Read the full story here.

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Russian Bal missile system successfully passes first firing drill in Primorye.

Russian Bal missile system successfully passes first firing drill in Primorye. (RBTH).

The Pacific Fleet's coast guard brigade has successfully used a Bal missile system in a firing drill. The system entered service with the brigade late last year, the Russian Defense Ministry has reported.

"The missile launches were carried out by over 400 personnel and involved about 20 pieces of combat and auxiliary gear," the Eastern Military District's press service said in a statement, received by Interfax-AVN on Tuesday.

"The missiles were fired at a sea target in compliance with the set standards," the statement says.

Before the launch the crew accomplished a 200-kilometer long march across Southern Primorye from its base. "The personnel deployed the system hastily at an unprepared position and launched a missile at a sea target in compliance with the set standards. Naval aircraft and controller ships involved in the firing drill confirmed that the target had been hit," the press release says.

Earlier, TASS had reported that the Bal-E CMS “consists of a self-propelled command control and communications centre, self-propelled launchers, a transport and reloader machine and communications vehicle, a total of- up to 11 special vehicles.” It added that the system “is capable of hitting targets at ranges up to 120 kilometers at any time and under any weather conditions.”

The Bal-E CMS is usually equipped with KH-35 anti-ship missiles, which have fully autonomous after-launch missile guidance. The Bal-E can single fire or conduct salvo fires of up to 32 missiles at any one time. Each Bal-E missile system is equipped with 64 missiles.