Iran Air Force to hold major drills
20:35 27/07/2010 MOSCOW, July 27 (RIA Novosti) - Iran's Air Force will stage massive week-long drills to start Saturday, a national news agency quoted a senior commander as saying on Tuesday.
Air Force Lieutenant Commander for Operations Mohammad Alavi told FNA that the exercises, code named Fada'eyan-e Harreem-e Vellayat (Devotees to the Sanctity of Religious Leadership), will be held July 31 through August 7.
He said 43 warplanes, including F-4, F-5, F-7 and Sukhoi Su-24 fighters, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will take part in the exercises.
He said a variety of air-to-surface missiles and other weapons would be test-fired during the drills.
Alavi stressed that the drills "are aimed at demonstrating the power of the Iranian Air Force and boosting the combat power of different Air Force units."
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