Iran Air Force to launch unprecedented massive war game in all air bases

The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force plans to launch massive air drills on Tuesday, an Iranian commander was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency on Monday.


General Massoud Roozkhosh, the spokesman for the war game, said all air bases of the Iran Air Force will participate in the aerial exercises to begin on Tuesday morning.

Dozens of bomber airplanes, heavy-duty aircraft, military transport aircraft, communication and reconnaissance planes, tanker aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are slated to take part in the war game which is named the Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Velayat 7 (Devotees of Velayat Airspace 7), Roozkhosh said.

He also said various defense systems and weapons developed or upgraded by the country's academic and industrial centers as well as the Ministry of Defense are planned to be showcased during the two-day drills.

Various kinds of domestically made missiles and bombs, including smart heavy and semi-heavy bombs as well as laser and radar-guided missiles will be also used in the war game, he added.

Iran's Air Force holds annual war games in a bid to boost capabilities to defend the country's airspace, said the commander.
  [Xinhua/globaltimes.cn]
 31/10/17