Iran Air Force, Death-defying Defenders of Velayat’s Sanctuary 7 wargame, phase one, stage one

October 31, 2017 (Persian calendar 1396/8/9) Isfahan province (استان اصفهان) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isfahan_Province Iran’s Air Force has started military maneuvers recruiting the service of all the bases under its command throughout the country. The two-day drills, codenamed 'Death-defying Defenders of Velayat’s Sanctuary 7 رزمايش فدائيان حريم ولايت هفت', began on Tuesday morning. Brigadier General Massoud Rouzkhosh سرتيپ مسعود روزخوش, the spokesman for the drills, had said on Monday that the Air Force’s Shahid Babayi Airbase پايگاه هوايي شهيد بابايي in Iran’s central Isfahan Province استان اصفهان would be playing the pivotal role among the bases. Dozens of the Air Force’s strategic Sukho-24, F-4, F-5, F-7, F-14, MiG-29, and Sa’egheh (Lightning bolt) fighter bombers would be participating in the maneuvers, alongside interceptor and refueling aircraft, as well as manned and unmanned reconnaissance planes, Boeing 707 and 747 cargo planes, and logistical aircraft. The Air Force is scheduled to drill air-to-surface and surface-to-air firing, and test-fire highly-destructive air-to-air munitions, as well as to practice aerial fire control and surveillance. The missiles to be used are of the laser-guided, television-guided, radar-guided, and thermal types. According to Rouzkhosh, the exercises carry the message of security, stability, friendship, and lasting peace for the countries of the region. Speaking upon the launch of the exercises, the commander said that the drills would first witness flying of manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft, which would gather and relay information from predetermined targets. Subsequently, the F-5 and Sa’egheh fighter planes would release 500 pound (226 kg) bombs onto airstrips, radar stations, rocket launch sites, fuel depos, and ammunition dumps. The F-7 aircraft, he added, would also fire smart and precision bombs and domestically-produced rockets at mock enemy forces. Phase one, stage one: https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/uCc0a39WNUA Phase one, stage two: https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/htyppHeHwAM Phase two, stage one: https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/_ye3k8f4ZtI Phase two, stage two: https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/xkcdL7f_5eM

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