TEHRAN, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has "successfully" test-fired a naval ballistic missile recently, a senior commander said Thursday, according to Tasnim news agency.
The missile, named Hormuz-2, destroyed a floating target from a distance of 250 kilometers after firing, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, was quoted as saying.
Hormuz-2, grown domestically, is a naval ballistic missile capable of hitting floating targets with high accuracy within a range of 300 kilometers.