Iran uses new weapons, equipment in ground drill
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
1390/11/16
02-05-2012
12:25:15
News Code :9011-09218
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Forces will employ new weapons and pieces of equipment in the ground military practice underway in southern part of the country.
Commando units, air-born forces, explosive traps, curve and direct curves were employed in the drill dubbed "Hamiyane Velayat" (Supporters of Velayat). The forces practiced protecting pieces of equipment against the enemy.
The Deputy Commander of IRGC Ground Forces Brigadier General Abdollah Araghi said self-sufficiency, centralized design and decentralized components are some features of the military drill.
Boosting tactical and technical capability of the forces, group practice and strengthening combat units' potentials are some goals of the drill. Also modern and updated weapons of the IRGC Ground Forces were employed in the military maneuver.
Also the Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said Saturday the drill would be held jointly with Medina Headquarters' operating units.
The IRGC ground forces had carried out another drill dubbed "Shohaday-e Vahdat" (Martyrs of Unity) military maneuver in eastern Iran on January.
Pakpour said the war game seeks keeping and promoting the readiness of the units to maintain security in specific conditions and also manifesting the forces' capabilities to confront the threats.
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