Iran launches large air defense drill
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Iran launched one of its largest nationwide air defense drills on Tuesday to prepare against any possible attacks on its public or nuclear establishments, local media reported.
Aerial defense units from the army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) are taking part in the three-stage, five-day defense maneuvers dubbed "Modafean Aseman Velayat 3" (the Guardians of Islamic Skies), the local satellite Press TV said.
Spokesman of the drill Brigadier General Hamid Arjangi told reporters on Tuesday that defense forces of army, IRGC, police forces and Basij militia forces have all joined the military exercise, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
At the beginning of the first stage of the exercise, "aircraft of the enemy dubbed 'Orange Forces' were identified and intercepted by our radar systems and then commands to confront the enemy were issued," Arjangi was quoted as saying.
Anti-aircraft missile systems with low, mid and high altitude are used in the drill, added Arjangi.
The nationwide air maneuvers, which kicked off early Tuesday, were held near Iran's "nuclear and vital landmarks" and include tests of long-range anti-air missiles, according to Press TV.
The first stage of the military exercise will end on Wednesday, according to Fars.
Commander of Iran's Khatamolanbia Air Defense Base for Operations Colonel Abolfazl Farmahini on Tuesday warned the enemies of Iran's powerful air defense system, stressing that the country's air defense units enjoy the capability to target any aggressive aircraft that intends to violate the country's airspace, said Fars.
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