TEHRAN, November 05 - Iran began Velayat joint air-defense drill of the province in large parts of the north, centثr and west of the country, with Ya Khatam ul-Anbiya as the operation code.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The military exercise which was started today morning is to be held in the form of the country's integrative network of air-defense with IRGC's Air Space Force and Army Air Force.
Command and Control Network, detection and recognition, interception and destruction of enemy objectives, implementation of defense operations in electronic warfare environment, exploitation of inaccessible exploratory systems, application of manned and unmanned aerial defense systems, and intercepting anti-radar as well as Cruise missiles were among the data-x-items to be practiced in the drill.
Iran’s Air Defense holds annual war games in a bid to boost capabilities to defend the country’s airspace.
In comments in September, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed 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.