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Iranian army has test-fired a range of missiles during defense drill 1511121.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012, 11:50 AM | |||
Iranian army has test-fired a range of missiles during defense drill. | |||
Iran's Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have test-fired
a range of missiles and unveiled their military achievements in the ongoing
joint air defense drill starting on Monday, November 12, 2012. Code-named
"Modafe' an-e Aseman-e Velayat 4", or "The Defenders of
the Sky of Guardianship 4", the seven-day drill is held in an area
of more than 850,000 square km, accounting for half of the country, in
which a large number of soldiers are participating. |
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An Iranian surface-to-air missile is launched during a military drill at an undisclosed location in Iran, on Nov. 14, 2012. |
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On
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, the third day of the drill, Iran testified
S-200 air defense missile system "successfully"
in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, said the commander of Iranian
Khatam al- Anbia Air Defense Base, Farzad Esmaili, adding that the missile
system has been developed for high-altitude targets. |
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An Iranian Hawk (Mersad) surface-to-air missile is launched during a military drill at an undisclosed location in Iran, on Nov. 14, 2012. |
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