Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, Iran launched the first phase of ajoint air defense exercise Eghtedar-e Velayat around the Natanz nuclearfacility.
According to Iranian media outlets, Iran's IslamicRevolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) air defense units carried out a comprehensivedefense operation for the Ahmadinejad Roshan nuclear site, simulating complexaerial threats and challenging electronic warfare conditions.
The IRGC Commander, Major General Hossein Salami, explainedin a press conference that recent exercises in Iran, aimed to test air defensesystems, "We have made significant progress in air defense in recentmonths."
"There was a need to test the capabilities of ourdefense systems in these exercises to simulate a realistic scenario,” he added.
Salami also referenced the unveiling of the "SomaKhordad" air defense system, designed to counter bunker-busting bombs, atthe Natanz nuclear site.
For his part, the Commander of the Joint Air DefenseHeadquarters in Iran, Qader Rahimzadeh explained in a statement that airdefense units from both the Iranian Army and the Revolutionary Guard have beendeployed near sensitive sites, equipped with advanced systems to enhance theirdefensive capabilities.
The commander noted that the drills will be extensive,“however, full details will not be disclosed for reasons of maintaining secrecyand ensuring strategic surprise against adversaries, and only a limited portionof the exercises will be revealed to the public through the media.”
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