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Iranian Army Preparing for 8 Wargames
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13921108000611
Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:42
TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force General Ahmad
Reza Pourdastan said his forces will stage eight sets of drills in the
next Iranian year (starts March 21, 2014).
"The Ground Force programs for the year 1393 (March 2014-March 2015)
comprise of eight wargames, including a drill in the cyber field for
the first time," he said.
The Iranian commander underlined Iran's full preparedness to confront
enemy's possible threats, but stressed that the Armed Forces need to
maintain their preparedness through exercises.
Iran's Army and 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.
"When the enemy observes that our Armed Forces are constantly in
wargame zones and their fingers are kept on the trigger, it will not
dare to invade the Islamic Iran's borders," Pourdastan said in
January, underlining the significance of military trainings for
boosting the country's deterrent power.
As regards the Iranian Armed Forces' military exercises, Pourdastan
described wargames as "very important" to the Iranian military, and
said drills have provided the Iranian military forces, including the
Army Ground Force, with an opportunity to test its achievements and
remove deficiencies for future missions.
The Iranian Ground Force conducted Beit ol-Moqaddas 25 in the general
zone of Isfahan from May 20 to 24 in a bid to boost its units'
military preparedness and exercise different asymmetric tactics.
Lieutenant Commander of Ground Force for Training General Hossein
Shokouhi told FNA at the time that different army units, including air
force, airborne, infantry, armored, cavalry, artillery, air-defense,
drone, communications and logistical units participated in the
wargames.
Shokouhi further noted that during the drills, the Iranian army tested
its latest home-made weapons and equipment, including the newly
unveiled Shaher sniper rifle, Neinava tactical vehicle, optimized
Scorpion tanks, anti-chopper launchers, Fadak wireless radio and
Akhgar machinegun.
The commander also said that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and
aircrafts were used in the exercises for reconnaissance and aerial
imaging operations.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13921108000611
Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:42
TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force General Ahmad
Reza Pourdastan said his forces will stage eight sets of drills in the
next Iranian year (starts March 21, 2014).
"The Ground Force programs for the year 1393 (March 2014-March 2015)
comprise of eight wargames, including a drill in the cyber field for
the first time," he said.
The Iranian commander underlined Iran's full preparedness to confront
enemy's possible threats, but stressed that the Armed Forces need to
maintain their preparedness through exercises.
Iran's Army and 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.
"When the enemy observes that our Armed Forces are constantly in
wargame zones and their fingers are kept on the trigger, it will not
dare to invade the Islamic Iran's borders," Pourdastan said in
January, underlining the significance of military trainings for
boosting the country's deterrent power.
As regards the Iranian Armed Forces' military exercises, Pourdastan
described wargames as "very important" to the Iranian military, and
said drills have provided the Iranian military forces, including the
Army Ground Force, with an opportunity to test its achievements and
remove deficiencies for future missions.
The Iranian Ground Force conducted Beit ol-Moqaddas 25 in the general
zone of Isfahan from May 20 to 24 in a bid to boost its units'
military preparedness and exercise different asymmetric tactics.
Lieutenant Commander of Ground Force for Training General Hossein
Shokouhi told FNA at the time that different army units, including air
force, airborne, infantry, armored, cavalry, artillery, air-defense,
drone, communications and logistical units participated in the
wargames.
Shokouhi further noted that during the drills, the Iranian army tested
its latest home-made weapons and equipment, including the newly
unveiled Shaher sniper rifle, Neinava tactical vehicle, optimized
Scorpion tanks, anti-chopper launchers, Fadak wireless radio and
Akhgar machinegun.
The commander also said that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and
aircrafts were used in the exercises for reconnaissance and aerial
imaging operations.