{"id":27437,"date":"2025-02-22T18:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T15:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.hamsonews.com\/iranian-fighter-jets-destroy-flying-drones-in-war-game\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T18:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T15:21:10","slug":"iranian-fighter-jets-destroy-flying-drones-in-war-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/iranian-fighter-jets-destroy-flying-drones-in-war-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian fighter jets destroy flying drones in war game"},"content":{"rendered":"


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In continuation of the main stages of the army’s Zolfaqar 1403 (2025) exercise, a MiG-29 fighter jet repeatedly identified a drone during an aerial interception operation.<\/p>\n

Also, the Air Force’s F4 strategic fighter-bombers, which had taken off from various bases of the force, were able to successfully destroy the predetermined targets after conducting aerial refueling operations from tanker aircraft.<\/p>\n

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These fighter jets destroyed their targets by dropping 250-pound Ghaem-5 bombs and firing Maverick missiles.<\/p>\n

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The joint war game, codenamed Zolfaqar 1403, covers a large area stretching from the northern Indian Ocean (10 degrees latitude) to the Sea of Oman and the Makran coasts in Iran\u2019s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan.<\/p>\n

The Army\u2019s four divisions, namely the Army Ground Force, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense, are operating in tandem with the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base -the central headquarters of Iran\u2019s Air Defense- in the drill.<\/p>\n

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