Iran said on Friday that it had successfully conducted an air defense exercise using drones.
The aim of these drones is to intercept enemy targets in the Iranian territories extending from the southwestern coasts to the southeastern coasts.
According to the British news agency Reuters, this exercise was conducted in the atmosphere of tension in the region. Pakistan said on Thursday that it targeted separatist militants inside Iran.
The operation came two days after Iran launched an attack on what it said was a “terrorist” group’s base in Pakistani territory.
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According to Iran’s state television Press TV, a spokesman for the Iranian military said that “Iranian forces have successfully launched a new method of air defense in which drones are used to intercept and target enemy targets.” are.’
The two-day Iranian exercise, which began on Thursday, will cover the area from Abadan in southwestern Khuzestan province to southeastern Sistan Baluchistan province.
Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province shares borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Press TV said the army, air force, navy, aerospace force and the navy of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) participated in the exercise.
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2024-09-04 11:21:27