November 10, The Iran Project -Irans Army Air Force and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)jointly launched an annual air defense drills dubbed "the Defenders of Velayat Skies 2018" to test their capabilities in defending the countrys airspace against a wide range of threats, using an array of advanced weapons systems. The two-day military ...

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MNA � The advanced surface-to-air missile system 'Mersad' was successfully test-fired during the Modafean-e-Aseman-e-Velayat 97 air defense drills, which was held by Iranian air forces over an area nearly half a million sq. km in the northern, eastern, western and central Iran on Monday and Tuesday.      

Tasnim An air defense military exercise, underway in large parts of Iran, was brought to a climax on its second day when a homegrown missile defense system and a new 3-D radar were unveiled and became operational. The second day of Velayat air defense drill that began in central, northern and western Iran on Tuesday saw the Mersad missile defense ...

RT - Iran has showed off its latest air defense systems in a massive drill, the same day the US has formally reinstated a large batch of sanctions targeting hundreds of people and companies. Iranian troops honed their air-defense skills at the same time as officials in Washington gave speeches on how they aimed to reduce Tehrans oil revenues to ...

Press TV - Irans Army Air Force and the the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)havesuccessfully launched missile strikes against mock enemy targets on the second day of major joint maneuvers. Tuesday marked the second and final day of the exercises, dubbed Defenders of Velayat Skies 2018 drills, which involve the Armys Air Force and the Aerospace ...

MNA � Iranian air defense forces successfully test-launched the home-made Shalamcheh surface-to-air missiles from the indigenous air defense system Mersad, which is capable of destroying different types of modern fighter jets and drones. The missiles were fired on the second day of joint military drill on Tuesday.   �

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Tasnim - The air maneuver started on Monday morning and is underway in the vast regions in north central and western Iran, covering around 500,000 square kilometers. Khatam al-Anbiya air defense base, Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran's Army jointly hold the war game and have aimed to test-fire the electronic war and optic monitoring equipment....

Press TV - Irans armed forces have launched an annual air defense drill to test their capabilities in defending the Islamic Republics airspace against a wide range of threats, using an array of advancedweapons systems. Dubbed the Defenders of Velayat Skies 2018, the two-day drills kicked off on Monday and will feature joint operations by the Khatam ...