Iran to launch mass military drone drills

Iran’s armed forces will launch large-scale drone drills across the country on Wednesday.

The Defense Post reported this with reference to the Iranian state media.

It is known that 150 unmanned aerial vehicles will be involved in the drills.

The drills will take place to demonstrate the “power” of the country’s army.

“The accuracy and power of weapons… the capabilities of guidance and control systems and the combat capabilities of drones are among the things that will be tested and evaluated in this exercise,” deputy coordinator of the armed forces Admiral Habibollah Sayyari told the state broadcaster.

The military noted that this is the first such drone exercise that is conducted in cooperation with all the forces of the country’s armed forces.

“This is the first time that a joint drone exercise is conducted at the level of the four forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s army and the country’s joint air defense base,” Sayyari added.

The drills will take place “from the warm waters of the Gulf and the Sea of Oman in the south, to the eastern, western, northern, and central parts of the country,” the admiral added.

No details were given as to how long the exercises would last or which drones would be involved in the maneuvers.

Iran’s army unveiled its first division of ships and submarines capable of carrying armed drones in July.

As previously reported, the US states that Iran is preparing to supply Russia with weapons-capable drones.

The US will introduce new sanctions against Iran if the country provides its attack drones to the Russian army.

A tournament of military drones has started in central Iran, in which Russia, Belarus, and Armenia are participating.