{"id":178720,"date":"2018-11-06T14:51:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T14:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=178720"},"modified":"2018-11-08T06:18:22","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T06:18:22","slug":"irans-army-air-force-irgc-successfully-drill-missile-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=178720","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Army Air Force, IRGC successfully drill missile strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press TV — Nov 6, 2018<\/h1>\n
\"Shalamcheh<\/a>

Shalamcheh medium range surface to air missile launched during the drill. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Iran\u2019s Army Air Force and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)\u00a0have\u00a0successfully launched missile strikes against mock enemy targets on the second day of major joint maneuvers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday marked the second and final day of the exercises, dubbed Defenders of Velayat Skies 2018 drills, which involve the Army\u2019s Air Force and the Aerospace Division of the IRGC.<\/span><\/p>\n

The joint forces conducted the strikes using medium-range surface-to-air Shalamcheh missiles and the Tabas medium-range surface-to-air missile defense system.<\/span><\/p>\n

The strikes hit the designated targets, according to Iranian media outlets.<\/span><\/p>\n

General Seyyed Mahmoud Moussavi, the spokesperson for the exercises, said, \u201cThe manufacturing and deployment of this equipment with advanced technologies shows that we are not faced with any bottlenecks [on the path of enhancing the country\u2019s defensive strength].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe can meet all our needs relying on domestic capabilities,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

The drills began on Monday in an area measuring 500,000 square kilometers across Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first phase<\/a> of the drills saw the joint forces taking positions and rapidly spreading around the country, while detecting, identifying, intercepting, and destroying threats and engaging in electronic warfare against mock targets.<\/span><\/p>\n

The manoeuvres came only a day after the United States imposed new sanctions<\/a> on Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source <\/a><\/p>\n

Iran Army & IRGC Defenders of Velayat Skies 97 Air Defense wargame, phase two<\/h2>\n
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