The Iranian Army on Wednesday started a large-scale exercise involving more than 150 advanced unmanned aircraft.
The two-day drill is participated by troops from the four units of the Army, namely the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Force.
On the first day of the war game, intelligence-gathering drones carried patrol and reconnaissance operations, monitored the country’s frontiers and detected a series of targets across the exercise zone.
The spokesman for the drill, Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi, said various UAVs, including Yasir, Sadeq, Pelican, Ababil-3, Yazdan, and Mohajer-6 have identified targets and performed operations over border regions and international waters.
Considering the broad spectrum of drones and their utility and the need for coordination in the flights, the Army has set up a command and control network for the drone operations, he added.
The ongoing exercise covers all areas across Iran, from the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman to the northern territories.
The Army’s officials say the accuracy and destruction power of weapons, flight endurance and combat capabilities of drones, and performance of the control systems are put to the test in the drill.