Farzad Esmaili, commander of Iran’s air defense force, says exercise to include fighter jets, simulate emergency situations; adds aim is to respond to “threats of the enemies.”
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DUBAI – Iran will hold a large-scale military drill involving all its air defense systems next month, an Iranian commander was quoted as saying on Saturday, one of a number of military simulations it has carried out this year.
The air defense drill will include fighter jets and simulate emergency situations, said Farzad Esmaili, commander of the Iranian army’s air defense force, according to Iran’s official English-language Press TV.
The drill will include both the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Esmaili said, and follows a series of large-scale military simulations such as the “Great Prophet 7″ missile exercises in July.
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