Iran holds air force drills to display defense capabilities

[alarabi]

Iranian forces launched air defense drills on Monday in the central province of Isfahan, Fars news agency reported, aiming to display its ability to safeguard the country's airspace.

The Islamic Republic of Iran's Air Force (IRIAF) is holding the three-day maneuvers in which fighter bombers, reconnaissance aircraft and home-built drones will take part.

The exercise "will unveil only parts of its capabilities to safeguard our country's airspace," Brigadier General Massoud Rouzkhosh was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA.

"The drill aims to counter any airspace incursion by the enemies," he added.

The air force, comprised largely of U.S.-made jets obtained before the 1979 revolution, is particularly weak compared to Iran's Gulf Arab rivals which have spent billions of dollars on Western fighter aircraft this year alone.

Iran unveiled a home-built drone this month that it said was capable of carrying bombs, in what appeared to be another copy of a U.S. reconnaissance drone that Iran captured five years ago.

Reuters

That's good progress, I see Iran started to try its air forces and that will help to rely less on Russians or Americans AF in any upcoming conflict in the ME. Anyway is there any chance to see Zafar 300 in action during this drill?

 

[Hack-Hook]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-military-drills-idUSKBN12H0QO
That's good progress, I see Iran started to try its air forces and that will help to rely less on Russians or Americans AF in any upcoming conflict in the ME. Anyway is there any chance to see Zafar 300 in action during this drill?

Noobs, Helicopters are not part of Air force ,they are distributed between IRGC , Police Force and Ground force.

 

[Aramagedon]

It is Persian Gulf for almost 3000 years. And remark your country is just 80 years old.

 

[AmirPatriot]

Zafar 300

Typical idiot troll... Zafar 300 was a prototype used in development of the Shahed-285, a light reconnaissance/attack helicopter.

Speaking of which, I found a live counter for the number of helicopters Saudi Arabia has manufactured.