Iran Air Force stages last day of drills
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) started the last day of its drills in the central province of Isfahan on Wednesday morning.
On the second day of the war games, the IRIAF’S Sukhoi Su-24 and F-4 fighter-bombers destroyed their stationary and moving targets.
Flying at low altitude, Iran’s Sukhoi-24 and Phantom aircraft practiced the bombardment technique, which features dropping a large number of bombs on enemy targets in an area, with the aim of causing uniform destruction.
The Air Force’s F-4 planes were backing up the overnight mission by releasing flares to light up the drill zone, Press TV reported.
General Massoud Roozkhosh, the spokesman for the war game, said on Wednesday 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, Tasnim News Agency reported.
He said in this stage of the war game, the IRIAF’S attack drones employed in reconnaissance operations also hit their targets precisely.
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, General Roozkhosh said on Tuesday.
He added that this stage of the maneuvers also witnessed aerial refueling of Phantom combat planes at low altitude under the air cover of F-14 jets.
Meanwhile, Sukhoi-24-to-sukhoi-24 refueling was also performed for the first time at low altitude, the general added.
The two-day drill, codenamed Fada’ian-e Harim-e Velayat 7 (Deathdefying Defenders of Velayat’s Sanctuary) 7, began on Tuesday morning.
The event enlists the services of all Iranian airbases, with the Shahid Babaei Airbase in Isfahan Province playing the central role.
According to Rouzkhosh, the exercises carry the message of security, stability, friendship, and lasting peace for the countries of the region.
Iran’s Air Force holds annual war games in a bid to boost capabilities to defend the country’s airspace.