The Iranian Navy has fired a submarine-launched cruise missile during a military exercise underway in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman, Tasnim News Agency reported.

The Iranian Navy’s Qadir-class submarine on Sunday launched the anti-ship cruise missile.

Since the submarine-launched missiles have a limited operational range and the submarine could be spotted by the enemy at the time of the launch, the Iranian experts configured the homegrown cruise missile to be fired from a great depth.

A deep-sea launch of missiles allows submarines to hit enemy vessels without being detected.

As per the report, the Iranian Navy’s Tareq-class submarines and the Fateh submarine also are capable of firing subsurface missiles.