The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Forces have conducted large-scale Combined 1404 (2026) military exercises along Iran’s southern coastlines and strategic Persian Gulf islands.
The drills included controlled live-fire operations with rockets, artillery, ground-to-sea missiles and other new precision systems, as well as the deployment of modern technologies across multiple operational layers.
State media reported that the exercises focused on coastal defense scenarios and tested “new combat tactics” and “modern technology.” Special forces, armored, mechanized, missile, artillery and drone units took part. The drills were led by the IRGC’s Madinah Munawwarah Base.
