IRGC Airborne Unit's Helicopters Equipped with Laser-Guided Missiles

At a ceremony held this week by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Airborne Unit, S-24 rockets mounted on Mi-171 helicopters were displayed

Iran's FARS news agency reports that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Airborne Unit, in a ceremony attended by IRGC Top Commander Major General Hossein Salami on Monday, unveiled several achievements including a new laser-guided missile system for Cobra helicopters which is fired and guided by the pilot, as well as S-24 rockets mounted on Mi-171 helicopters.

The commander of the IRGC Ground Force’s Airborne Unit, Brigadier General Mohammad Rahmani, said, “The IRGC Airborne Unit’s helicopters have been equipped with advanced missiles and we have made highly good progress in the equipment of the combat drones with weapons in the past two years."