Iran’s Air Force to Hold War Game Saturday
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) will begin large-scale drills in the country's central regions on Saturday with the participation of a whole range of military aircraft.
The war game, codenamed Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Velayat 5 (Devotees of Velayat Airspace 5), will be held in the country’s central province of Isfahan in three operational zones, Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Air Force Brigadier General Alireza Barkhor said at a press conference on Friday.
Various types of interceptor fighter jets, bombers, military transport aircraft, communication and reconnaissance planes, tanker aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will be employed in the drill, he noted.
The aerial operations will be carried out over an area of 400,000 square kilometers, while the target zone in the air-to-ground battles will focus on a 7,000 sq. km area, the commander added.
According to Brigadier General Barkhor, the war game is planned to be launched in three phases: reconnaissance and data transfer missions, hitting the targets, and civil defense tactics.
The upcoming drill’s message for the regional countries is “security, stability, friendship and sustained peace”, he added.
Iran’s Air Force holds annual war games in a bid to boost capabilities to defend the country's airspace.
