Iranian army holds large military drill for ground forces
Gianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel
The Iranian army starts a two-day drill with all units of its ground forces in Isfahan province, in the center of the country.
During the main stage of the drill on Friday, the army’s mobile assault brigades, armored divisions and squadrons of helicopters fire upgraded versions of Shafaq, Almas and Dehlaviyeh missiles to strike targets at a range of 8 to 20 kilometers, according to Iranian news agency Tasnim.
The commander of the air force, Yousef Ghorbani, announces on the sidelines of the drill, codenamed Eghtedar (Authority) 1402, that military helicopters are participating in the exercise.
These have been equipped with jamming systems, night vision capabilities, long-range missiles, and precision-guided munitions, upgrading the Iranian Army Aviation to the “undisputed helicopter power” in West Asia, Ghorbani boasts to Iranian state media.
Iranian army ground force has kicked off a #military drill in central #Iran. Kamikaze drone Arash, Dehlavieh missile launcher, 200 helicopters among others are used in the ongoing exercise. pic.twitter.com/E1b0e0BNnG
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