Iran's Air Force will stage massive week-long drills to start Saturday, a national news agency quoted a senior commander as saying on Tuesday.
Air Force Lieutenant Commander for Operations Mohammad Alavi told FNA that the exercises, code named Fada'eyan-e Harreem-e Vellayat (Devotees to the Sanctity of Religious Leadership), will be held July 31 through August 7.
He said 43 warplanes, including F-4, F-5, F-7 and Sukhoi Su-24 fighters, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will take part in the exercises.
RIA Novosti
