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Tue, 02/21/2012 - 13:53
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Iranian forces repel mock enemy fighters in war games

BUSHEHR, Feb. 21 (MNA) – On the second day of the Sarallah air defense maneuvers, Iranian air defense units successfully identified and repelled a massive airstrike by mock enemy fighter jets.
The four-day war games started on Monday in southern Iran, covering a span of about 190,000 square kilometers.
On Monday, several mock enemy fighters tried to make an incursion into areas under the control of Iranian air defense units, but Iranian forces identified them using advanced radar systems and forced them to move away.
Later, the hypothetical enemy carried out an electronic attack on Iranian air defense systems and its jammers radiated interfering signals toward Iranian radar systems, but Iranian air defense units managed to repel the threat using electronic warfare tactics.
According to the public relations department of the Khatam-ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base, the Sarallah maneuvers are meant to enhance the country’s integrated network of air defense with a focus on modern defensive tactics.
The other purpose of the war games is to increase the country’s preparedness in the face of military threats, particularly possible attacks on densely populated areas, sensitive and vulnerable centers, and nuclear facilities.
The exercises are also aimed at increasing the mobility of rapid response forces to engage in asymmetric warfare and improving coordination between air defense units of various forces in order to provide the country with wide air defense coverage.
During the maneuvers, domestically manufactured advanced missile systems, air defense artillery systems, various radar systems, and Air Force surveillance aircraft are being used and tested.
Air defense units of the Armed Forces and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and the lookouts of the National Police and the Basij volunteer forces are taking part in the exercises under the command of the Khatam-ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base.