Iran Army launches massive drill to boost electronic warfare capabilities
A massive joint electronic warfare drill of various Army units started early on Friday as domestically designed and manufactured equipment has boosted the country's prowess in electronic warfare.
Codenamed Separ-e Hafezan-e Velayat 1402 (Shield of Velayat's Guardians 1402), the drill aims to assess the performance and effectiveness of various fixed, mobile, ground-based and airborne electronic warfare systems.
Units of the Army's Ground Force, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense are participating in the war game that is held in the central areas of the country.
According to Friday's statement by the Army, various tactics and operations have been successfully carried out during the drill, including identifying radio and data link communications, execution of group attack operations by micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) against defined targets, electronic operations to protect radars, and ground-based electronic operations to disrupt and deceive enemy radar systems.
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Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, the Deputy Chief of Iran's Army for Coordination, said on Thursday that the drill featured different types of indigenous electronic warfare systems, such as radars, drones, cyber and aerospace systems, manned and unmanned fighter jets, micro aerial vehicles, and fixed, mobile, land- and air-based systems.
He said that electronic warfare is a vital aspect of modern and future wars and that the Iranian Army has focused on developing and training its human and technological resources in this field over the past years.
He said that the Iranian Army has achieved significant progress and achievements in designing and manufacturing its own electronic warfare equipment, using its specialized knowledge, technical know-how and internal capabilities.
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Iran has made remarkable strides in creating a diverse range of domestic equipment thanks to the expertise and engineering skills of its experts. As a result, the armed forces are now self-sufficient in this area.
Iran's officials have made it clear that they shall not waver in their efforts to enhance their defense capabilities, including their missile power, noting that these measures are solely intended for defense and that the country's defense capabilities will never be up for negotiation.
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