In the ‘Great Prophet 8’ military exercise news conference on Saturday Gen. Hamid Sarkhaily answered a question by Mehr News reporter about using new equipment in the exercise. “Islamic Republic has had a lot of progress in the field of electronic warfare, and the new systems are widely used in the field.”
He added that “one of these new weapons is UAV for kamikaze mission in this exercise. This UAV can attack targets in difficult enemy positions.”
Gen. Sarkhaily said “recoilless 20-mm caliber rifles have been built, which do not have foreign model, and it is anti-helicopters, which will be used in the exercise, this weapon is about to hit its target in an appropriate range.”
Sarkhaily asserted that “we have to anticipate our enemy based on facts, the enemy has special capabilities, and we must know our enemy well.”
He pointed to the cooperation of Army Corps base and forces from Madineh Monavareh Camp to hold the ‘Great Prophet 8’ military exercise and said “this exercise is one of the unparalleled military exercises for a passive defense system.”
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Publish Date: 24 February 2013 - 10:13
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – The spokesman for the ‘Great Prophet 8’ military drill has said that new weapon Suicide UAV will be used in the exercise.