Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and regular army conducted a joint air defense exercise to test a wide array of military equipment, including missile and radar systems, electronic warfare, reconnaissance and communications tools and monitoring networks.
According to military spokesman Abbas Farajpour, the drills were conducted in a vast area including half of Iran's airspace with the purpose of testing preparedness and boosting the operational experience to protect one of the country’s “sensitive” centers, which he did not specify. “Maintaining security is a job with no leave, and invites constant readiness among armed forces against any threat,” he added.