Iran Army Starts Massive 6 Days Military Drills

Iran Army Starts Massive 6 Days Military Drills
Thu Dec 25, 2014 18:07:44

Different units of the Iranian Army started massive military drills in the Southern and Southeastern parts of the country on Thursday.

The six-day military exercises codenamed Mohammad Rasoulallah (PBUH) will cover an area of 2.2 million square kilometers from the East of the Strait of Hormuz to the Southern parts of the Gulf of Aden.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran’s might will be displayed in joint wargames, named Mohammad Rasoulallah , by the Army’s Ground, Naval and Air Forces and with the support of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base,” Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced on Tuesday.

Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari

Sayyari added that various types of warships, destroyers, submarines, missiles, aircraft and helicopters would be used in the drills in a show of Iran's naval might and power.

The Commander of Iranian Army's Northeastern Headquarters said the military drills underway in the country carry message of peace and are aimed at eschewing Iranophobia in the region, TASNIM reports.

General Ali Jahanshahi said the wargame showcases the military might of the Islamic Republic of Iran and is focused on the country’s defense doctrine which is solely based on deterrence.

On the first two days of the drills, the focus will be on displaying the capabilities and agility of the Ground Force units in deployment, preparation and construction of defensive positions.

Today Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili told the Tasnim News Agency that several intruding aircraft belonging to ultra-regional countries were identified and received warning during the first day of the Army’s large-scale wargame.

General Esmaili said the country’s Air Defense has full control over the area where “Muhammad Rasullullah” (Muhammad, the messenger of God) military exercises are being carried out and that it conducts real time surveillance of the area’s airspace.

Also Iranian Ground Force Commander Lieutenant General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan announced on Thursday that the country's home-made high-precision missile, 'Toufan (Hurricane)', will be fired by the Army forces during the military drills underway in Southern Iran.

"The high-precision Toufan missile with a range of 4km can both be used as a land-based missile and be fired from helicopters during the wargames," Pourdastan told FNA on Thursday.

He also said that Shaher sniper rifle, the Moharram six-barrel cannon and mine-shedding systems are among the other weapons and equipment to be used in the wargames.

Pourdastan elaborated on the drones used by the Iranian Ground Forces in the drills, and said a new type of these drones can be used for suicide attacks against air or ground targets.

The Mohajer2-N (M2-N) and Mohajer 4 (M4) reconnaissance drones were flown in the general area of the wargame.

Two versions of Mohajer (Migrant), one of Iran’s homegrown Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), were flown on the first day of the Army’s large-scale military drills.

The Mohajer2-N (M2-N) and Mohajer 4 (M4) reconnaissance drones were flown in the general area of the wargame.

Also Iran's P3F anti-submarine and maritime surveillance planes are flying over the country's Southern waters to discover sub-surface vessels on the first day of the massive drills underway by the Iranian army in the Strait of Hormuz and Northern Indian Ocean, a senior commander announced on Thursday.

"The P3F planes will carry out marine patrols and drop sonobuoy (an expendable sonar system that is dropped/ejected from aircraft or ships conducting anti-submarine warfare or underwater acoustic research) to discover and detect enemy's subsurface vessels from the Strait of Hormuz to the Sea of Oman," Air Force Spokesman for Mohammad Rasoulallah (PBUH) Drills General Hossein Chitforoush told reporters today.

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