Iranian drones equipped with homegrown AI-powered missiles: commander

Published on January 28, 2025

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A top Iranian military commander said Sunday the country's drones have been equipped with homegrown missiles that employ artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the official news agency IRNA reported.

Commander of the Navy of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Alireza Tangsiri made the remarks in an address to reporters in the southern Iranian province of Bushehr while he was elaborating on a two-day large-scale naval drill held by his forces in Iran's southern waters.

He said the IRGC Navy equipped two homegrown combat drones Mohajer-6 and Ababil-5 with the domestically developed "Qaem and Almas" missiles incorporating AI technology.

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