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Wednesday 1 November 2017 - 18:03
Story Code : 281672

Iran Air Force wraps up drills in central province

Tasnim � The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) staged the last day of its large-scale aerial drills in the central province of Isfahan after reaching all objectives set for the war game.

�We have reached all the pre-set objectives,� General Massoud Roozkhosh, the spokesman for the war game, code-named Aerial Power of Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Velayat 7 (Devotees of Velayat Airspace 7), said on Wednesday.

He also announced the end of the operational stage of the war game and said the IRIAF managed to successfully test-fire all domestically made missiles, bombs and weapons during the aerial exercises.

In the second and last day of the war game, the IRIAF�s fighter-bombers, including Sukhoi Su-24 and F-4, destroyed their stationary and moving targets.

Earlier on Wednesday, General Roozkhosh had said that following air to ground shooting exercises carried out by F-5 and MiG-29 fighter aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-24 fighter-bombers test-fired KH-25 missiles with pinpoint accuracy.

On Tuesday, General Roozkhosh had said that various defense systems and weapons developed or upgraded by the country�s academic and industrial centers and the Ministry of Defense were going to be showcased during the two-day drills.

Different kinds of domestically made missiles and bombs, including smart heavy and semi-heavy bombs as well as laser and radar-guided missiles, would be used in the war game, he said yesterday.

Iran�s Air Force holds annual war games in a bid to boost capabilities to defend the country�s airspace.
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