TEHRAN (Iran News) Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Forces, Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari, says that the Army’s Ground Force is operating at peak of its defensive readiness and combat capability to respond to any threat at any level in the shortest time.

Army and the IRGC have different but complementary missions, said  Brigadier General Heidari while delivering a speech at sermons of Friday Prayer at the University of Tehran on the occasion of the anniversary of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

According to Article 143 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for safeguarding the independence and territorial integrity of the country and the State of the Islamic Republic, he added.

The 29th of the Iranian month of Farvardin (April 18) has been named the National Army Day by the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini.

National Army Day was included in the Iranian calendar after a historic letter from the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, in April 1979.

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TEHRAN (Iran News)  The Islamic Republic of Iran Army initiated the main phase of the joint exercise Zolfaqar 1403 on Saturday (February 22), across the Makran coastlines, the Sea of Oman, and the northern Indian Ocean.

Army infantry, armored and mechanized units, defense systems, naval forces, and both surface and underwater vessels have been deployed in the area for a few days. With the start of the main phase, these units began executing various exercises simultaneously.

Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, the deputy chief of the Army for Coordination and commander of the exercises, said that the drills aim to enhance Iran’s defensive capabilities and deterrent power against any ground, aerial, and naval threats.”Zolfaghar ”

The commander warned that any adversary contemplating harm to Iran’s territorial integrity or interests—whether on land, in the air, or at sea—will definitely face significant consequences.

Sayyari noted these exercises aim to test new tactics developed and implemented by the younger generation within the Iranian Army.

According to the rear admiral, the Iranian Army incorporates state-of-the-art weapons, smart, precise, and guided munitions, and various types of missiles in their annual drills.

The drills are designed to assess the readiness of technologies like cyber and electronic warfare, which have the potential to redefine future battlefields, he added.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) The military drill featured various units of the Army Ground Forces, including artillery, armored divisions, airborne units, drone squads, electronic warfare units, and missile groups, all participating to enhance their operational readiness and effectiveness in potential combat scenarios.

Brigadier General Karim Cheshak, deputy commander for Army’s Ground Forces for Operations, said on Tuesday that the exercise involved the use of Fajr-5 missiles and precision-guided artillery, supported by heavy fire from Cobra helicopters targeting simulated terrorist group locations.

Speaking to IRNA, General Cheshak said the primary objective of the war game was to enhance the combat readiness of the Army Ground Forces.

“This exercise prepares our forces for response and counter-operations against any aggressive action,” he said.

He further noted that the drill aimed to demonstrate Iran’s military edge and power in the face of psychological operations by the enemy while boosting national morale, unity, and cohesion.

The commander said that the exercise also sought to promote deterrence and disrupt enemy calculations. “We rehearsed pre-planned strategies using the latest weapons and equipment of the Army Ground Forces,” he added.

Brigadier General Nozar Nemati, deputy commander of the Ground Forces, said an “integrated system for countering all types of UAVs”, which had previously been in the testing phase, has now been operationally assessed during this exercise.

Iranian forces successfully destroyed hostile targets with Fajr-5 missiles, displaying their ability to deploy UAVs directly from their bases to target and eliminate simulated enemy fortifications and equipment.

In addition, Second Brigadier General Qassem Khamoushi, commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation (IRIAA), reported the successful completion of the 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade’s first nighttime heliborne operation.

This operation used night vision equipment installed on the helicopters, he said.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) According to a report from the Iranian Army’s public relations on Thursday, these drones, designed and produced by the Army in collaboration with the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, are set to join the Army in the coming days.

During a ceremony on Thursday, Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari, Commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces, emphasized the ability of the Army’s Ground Forces to acquire advanced military equipment and weaponry.

He highlighted that the new weaponry has four essential capabilities: long-range, precision, intelligence, and network orientation, which will be used to counter threats.

Iran has significantly advanced its drone capabilities in recent years, positioning itself as a key player in unmanned aerial technology in the region and beyond.

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Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Force Brigadier General Nozar Ne’mati said the missile, codenamed Fath (Conquest) 360, was launched in the second stage of Eghtedar (Authority) 1401 drills, which are underway in the Nasrabad region of the province.

He added that the Iranian Army units also fired volleys of indigenous Fajr-5 (Dawn-5) missiles. The missile reportedly has a range of 75 kilometers (50 miles) and can carry 175-kilogram fragmentation warheads with 90 kilograms of high explosives.

Ne’mati explained that Fath 360 missile can hit strategic targets at the speech of 3,704 kilometers per hour, and its velocity can be increased to some 5,000 km/h while communicating with satellites for quick navigation and fast strikes against enemy targets.

The high-ranking Iranian military commander went on to say that the missile has enormous destructive power, enjoys high pinpoint accuracy, is fired from a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), and locks onto the target immediately after its blast-off.

The capabilities of the Iranian Army’s armored personnel carriers have also markedly improved in the face of potential threats as twin-tube Dehlavieh anti-tank missile launchers have been installed on them, Ne’mati said.

Chief Commander of Iran Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said that the young and trained personnel of the Army’s Ground Force have integrated sophisticated and high-tech military hardware into the force as they take major strides to counter potential threats.

Mousavi added that the Iranian Armed Forces should always upgrade their training and military equipment in accordance with possible threats.

The Iran Army Ground Force started the two-day Authority 1401 exercises on Wednesday.

According to Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Major General Gholam-Ali Rashid, the drills have been designed and are being executed according to potential future wars and predicted threats.

The military exercises involve infantry, armored, artillery, air force, drone, engineering, airborne and electronic warfare units and with the support of air force planes, said General Karim Cheshak, spokesman for the drills.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Force successfully performed armored operations and fired upgraded domestically-developed missiles during massive military exercises in the central province of Isfahan.

The exercises were carried out on Thursday in the presence of Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri, Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Major General Gholam-Ali Rashid, and Chief Commander of Iran Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi.

Military helicopters operated by the force also conducted heliborne operations during the two-day drills, codenamed Eghtedar (Authority) 1401, which are underway in the Nasrabad region of the province.

Speaking on the sidelines of the drills, Bagheri hailed the airborne operations carried out by the Ground Force’s helicopters, stating that the exercises showed the high preparedness of the helicopter unit of the Ground Force.

A military helicopter operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Force fires missiles during two-day Eghtedar (Authority) 1401 drills in the Nasrabad region of the central province of Isfahan, Iran, on September 8, 2022. (Photo by Defapress)

Moreover, reconnaissance and surveillance missions were conducted by indigenous Mohajer-6 ISTAR unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Major General Mohammad Bagheri visited an army-owned UAV secret base on Saturday. During his visit, the ‘Heidar-1’ cruise missile and ‘Heidar-2’ cruise UAV were unveiled by the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

According to the announced information, the ‘Heidar-1’ cruise missile has a range of 200 kilometers and its speed at the moment of hitting the target is 1,000 km/h. It is the first cruise missile capable of firing from a drone.

By setting up such a secret base designed and constructed hundreds of meters deep in the ground, the Islamic Republic has turned into the drone superpower in the region.

As the secret base which was designed and built at a depth of hundreds of meters has been operationalized, the Islamic Republic of Iran has become the superior drone power in the region.

After visiting the army-owned UAV secret base, General Bagheri emphasized the importance of UAVs in modern warfare.

He also appreciated Iran’s Army Commander Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi, saying that one of the concerns of all the country’s commanders in Army Air Defense, Air Force and Navy is how to be prepared for possible future battles.

Iran is one of the top countries in the world in the field of UAVs, he said, adding that the Army is rapidly developing drone power and capability.

Stating that the achievements in the UAV field are completely indigenous and have been achieved with the efforts of young scientists amid sanctions imposed on the country, he said that the missiles with high accuracy and with a range of up to 2,000 kilometers are stationed in underground bases.

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The offensive wargame involves rapid reaction units and mobile and offense brigades. The troops attending the drill are receiving logistical and combat support from the Air Force and the Army Ground Force Airborne Division in the coastal zones, with the aim of evaluating the mobility and offense power of the brigades and corps and the mobile offense units of the Army Ground Force.

The force used the mobile electro-optical system ‘Jalal’ on the second day of the drill in order to accurately monitor different areas and the objectives of the Eghtedar-99 war game.

This system, which has been designed and built by the experts in the Army Ground Force, can transmit images taken in pitch dark to all remote control and command centers.

It can also combine radar and optical data.

The Army Ground Force also employed an indigenous mobile Geographic Information System (GIS) during the drill to facilitate the control and guidance of operations and the preparation and production of various geographical data and operational maps.

This system will provide the commanders with their essential requirements for controlling and directing operations in remote and operational zones as well as training areas.

The Iranian military forces have been holding massive maneuvers in the past days to test the country’s latest military equipment and to enhance its preparedness in the face of potential threats in simulated conditions of a real war.

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