Iran to hold drills in months
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
Sun 18 Aug 2013 - 14:33
TEHRAN (ISNA) -- Iran plans to hold two massive ground and naval military maneuvers in coming months.
'Velayat 92 (Guardian 92) drill will be held in high seas late 2013 or early 2014, but the exact time of the drill depends on the conditions,' Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari told reporters on Sunday, adding that diving and aerial units would join the drill.
Chief of the Joint Headquarter of the Army Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said the country would hold ground drill in southeastern country in November.
'The Army's ground forces drill known as 'Qamare Bani Hashim' (Moon of Bani Hashim) will be held in southeastern country. The aim of drill is showing the armored unit in asymmetric space,' Pourdastan said.
Iran's Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) hold regular wargames to practice combat tactics and also test new home-made military tools, equipment and weapons in action.
Iranian officials and commanders have repeatedly underlined that all military exercises and trainings of the Iranian Armed Forces are merely meant to serve deterrent purposes.
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