Iran Press/ Iran news: The Defenders of Velayat Skies 97 war games featuring Iran’s Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) held on Monday in large parts of the Iranian sky.
Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Sunday that “the maneuvers will take place over an area measuring 500,000 square kilometers throughout Iran’s northern, eastern, western and central parts, with the participation of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force, Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a part of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.” Mehr News Agency reported.
He added that all the systems used in this war game are domestic and basically one of the functions of such drills is testing of ammunition, missiles and new systems as well as of those we have achieved since the past.
The war game involves tactics to employ command and control systems to detect, track and intercept hostile targets, conducting air defense operations in electronic warfare, using passive aerial detection systems as well as air-based air defense gear including manned and unmanned aircraft, and countering anti-radiation and cruise missiles.
Iran’s Air Defense holds annual war games in a bid to boost capabilities to defend the country’s airspace.
In comments in September,the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei,underlined the important role that Iran’s Air Defense plays in protecting the country, saying the base is on the front line of countering enemies.
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