The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s spokesman has warned that if the enemy launches a third wave of unprovoked aggression against Iran, the force will unveil its surprise capabilities and deploy them on the battlefield, outlining the achievements of the Corps’ Aerospace Force.

Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi credited the force with possessing “game-changing surprises,” underlining that, upon potential deployment, the surprises would leave the entire world “astonished.”

Some of these capabilities could be unveiled if circumstances warranted so, he added.

He identified the suprises as among the Aerospace Force’s 14-strong achievements, naming some others as indigenous aerospace technology, weapons exports, military self-sufficiency, sustained operations under bombardment, advanced missile and drone capabilities, and generating popular support.

‘From importer to exporter’

Identifying indigenous knowledge production and the localization of global expertise as the first achievement, the spokesman said Iran had transformed from an importer of aerospace military equipment into an exporter.

Citing the Shahed-136 one-way attack drone, he said, "For example, today, the drone has been copied in most countries around the world, even in the United States, where it is being manufactured and used under different names."

He listed the anti-ballistic Arman missile system, the 3rd Khordad road-mobile medium-range air defense system, and an unmanned aerial vehicle identified by the codename 357 among the products Iran now exports.

"We do not need to import weapons from other countries, bring in foreign military advisors to train our personnel in their use, or obtain spare parts for our military equipment from abroad," the spokesman said.

According to Mohebbi, the Aerospace Force had also harnessed the capability to maintain its missile operations in the face of extensive enemy bombardment, besides developing missiles, drones, and electronic warfare capabilities to establish a balance of power.

As cases in point proving the force’s battleground prowess, he noted that the force had managed to engage more than 260 enemy aircraft during the latest round of unprovoked American-Israeli aggression, shooting down most of them.

Additionally, the Aerospace Force has captured six hostile MQM-170 reconnaissance drones intact over the preceding one or two weeks, he added, while stressing that these figures related exclusively to the Aerospace Force’s operations, excluding those conducted by Iran’s Army.

‘Missile production cities’

Among other achievements, the official highlighted the development of underground missile and drone production facilities.

He made special reference to the Aerospace Force’s having managed to set up “missile production cities” in addition to its “missile cities” that would only serve to store away projectiles.

The missile production facilities, Mohebbi noted, enabled manufacturing to continue, despite enemy attacks.

The spokesman also cited reductions in the radar cross-sections of Iranian missiles and drones, noting how Iranian missiles had penetrated multiple layers of enemy air defenses and struck their targets as a result of this achievement.

Mohebbi, meanwhile, highlighted deterrence as another overall achievement, and underlined that the Islamic Republic’s retaliatory operations targeting enemy artificial intelligence systems, processing systems, and associated infrastructure in the region had forced it to abandon continued attacks on Iranian infrastructure.

"They realized that for every piece of our infrastructure they targeted, we would strike several times as much of theirs," he said.

The official also highlighted cooperation with scientific, academic, research, and industrial institutions, alongside the continuous training of specialized personnel and the domestic production of satellite launch vehicles and satellites.

Popular support, leadership guidance

The spokesman described public solidarity with the Aerospace Force as another major achievement.

He attributed the force's development to the guidance of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, saying the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution had encouraged young personnel, emphasized domestic production, and guided the development of Iran's missile capabilities.