Iranian Army War Game at Final Stage with Drones on Show
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A large-scale military maneuver held by the Iranian Army Ground Force in the country’s northeast entered the final day on Wednesday with the utilization of homegrown Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
The war game, codenamed “Muhammad Rasulullah-3” (Muhammad, the Messenger of God-3) is in progress in Torbat-e-Jam region, province of Khorasan Razavi, northeast of Iran.
A senior commander had announced that one of the aims of war game is to practice how to deal with the possible acts of terrorist groups, such as Daesh, along the country’s borders.
The final stage of the exercises began on Wednesday morning with the flying of Mohajer-2 and Yasir drones.
Mohajer-2 is a reconnaissance and spy drone capable of carrying out combat operations.
Yasir is also a locally manufactured drone whose “suicide” version has been already employed in the previous war games.
The Islamic Republic is now in possession of a broad range of UAVs which can be used for both civilian and military purposes.