According to General Massoud Roozkhosh, spokesman for the Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Velayat 5 (Devotees of Velayat Airspace 5) war game, Saturday’s missions also included aerial combats involving F-14 and MiG-29 fighter jets.
Aerial refueling of the F-14 and F-4 aircraft was also carried out by tanker jets during this stage of the drills, he added.
Roozkhosh had announced earlier that various types of interceptor fighter jets, bombers, military transport aircraft, communication and reconnaissance planes, tanker aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are employed in the drill.
A whole range of homegrown missiles and bombs will be also used in the war game, including smart heavy and semi-heavy bombs, as well as laser and radar-guided missiles, he had noted.
On Friday, Air Force lieutenant commander said the drill’s message for the regional countries is “security, stability, friendship and sustained peace”.
Iran’s Air Force holds annual war games in a bid to boost capabilities to defend the country’s airspace.