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Iran's air force pilots continue drills

Iran Materials 15 September 2011 14:41 (UTC +04:00)
Fighter bombers of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) have successfully struck and destroyed fixed and mobile targets in the second day of the main phase of massive aerial military drills.
Iran's air force pilots continue drills

Fighter bombers of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) have successfully struck and destroyed fixed and mobile targets in the second day of the main phase of massive aerial military drills, Press TV reports.

"Our [Iran-built] Saeqeh pilots were able to hit all their targets using light ammunition," General Mohsen Darrebaqi, an official with the IRIAf, told Press TV.

Another official with the IRIAF Brigadier General Mohammad Alavi also said that Saeqeh fighters carried heavy loads of ammunition and successfully struck their targets.

In addition to the operation of the fighter jets, electronic warfare devices were also examined and assessed on Wednesday.

"We also tested electronic warfare equipment today," said spokesman for the drills Brigadier General Hossein Chit-Foroush. "We look at aerial combat as a type of electronic warfare, he added, noting that during Wednesday drills the air force pilots practiced a scenario in which the fighter planes were able to avoid radar detection in specific locations."

The IRIAf is holding massive three-phased aerial drills "Velayat-3".

The drills seek to simulate real-world scenarios in preparation for defending the nation against any possible foreign attacks against the country.

The third and main phase of the drills started on Tuesday and is due to end on Thursday.

During the first two days of the main phase, various types of domestically-built fighter jets, including Saeqeh, F-4, F-5 and F-7, carried out various practice mission, employing new tactics.

The fighter jets struck and destroyed assumed targets with various types of missiles, including radar-triggered, air-to-surface and air-to-air ones, as well as smart, thermal, radar and laser bombs.

The IRIAF's strategic aircraft and equipment were also used in performing night operations in total darkness with silent radios on Wednesday.

In the last day of the drills on Thursday, C-130 tactical transport aircraft and Mig-29 fighter jets are scheduled to perform practice operations.

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