Iran: Army, IRGC set to hold large-scale air defense maneuvers

Iran’s Army and Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) are set to stage massive aerial exercises aimed at bolstering their preparedness for defending the country’s skies against enemy threats. the large-scale drills, codenamed Modafe’an-e Aseman-e Velayat 99 (Guardians of Velayat Sky 99), will begin on Wednesday under precise supervision of experts from the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base, Brigadier General Qader Rahimzadeh, who will command the exercise, said on Tuesday. The drills, the commander added, would be held in an area covering more than half of the country. He added that units from the Army’s air defense units and Air Force…