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Iran to hold massive air defense drills

8 November 2012 12:31 (UTC+04:00)
Iran to hold massive air defense drills

Iran will hold massive air defense drills "Velayat-4" soon, the commander of Khatam Al-Anbiya base, Gen. Farzad Esmaili said, Fars news agency reported.

Esmaili noted that the drills will be conducted simultaneously in eight provinces of Iran - North Khorasan, Khorasan Razavi, South Khorasan, Sistan & Baluchestan, Kerman, Hormozgan, Yazd and Fars.

Esmaili also pointed out that the drills would be supervised by the Khatam Al-Anbiya base, while Iranian army, IRGC and Basij forces would jointly participate.

Iran has previously held "Velayat 3" drills in 2011, where an array of fighter jets, fighter bombers, cargo and transportation planes, including F-4, F-5, SU-24 fighter-bombers, Mig-29 and the logistic C-130 planes were showcased.

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