Alwaght- The Iranian Army’s Ground Forces on Friday started major military exercises aimed at improving offensive power.
"The massive Eqtedar 97 wargames of the Army's Ground Force will be staged for two days in an extensive area of Isfahan region on Friday," General Heidari said on Thursday.
He added that different units of the Army's Ground Force, including 12,000 combat and mobile forces, will participate in the war games.
General Heidari said that different home-made weapons will be tested in the drills and various types of military equipment, including helicopters, drones and fighter jets will be used.
He said that the message of military maneuver for the friends of Iran is that they can consider the country's military capabilities as part of the power of Islam's army, meantime, adding that the Iranian army is always ready to give a crushing and quick response to any aggression by enemies.
Heidari told reporters that as many as 12,000 troops will exercise new offensive tactics consistent with structural changes to the Army Ground Forces.
The commander explained that the Army Ground Forces have undergone new changes in their structure at the behest of the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Armed Forces (Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.)
He further added that his troops have adopted an offensive approach and have changed the structure of the units according to the operational requirements.
Commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces elaborated more on the new changes, saying agility and quick movement of the ground forces in a timely manner is one of the exercises that will be carried out in the war games. He added that quick transfer of troops from more than 1,030 km away to the battlefield in the shortest possible time will be exercised during the drills tomorrow.
He said that the two features of ‘quick movement’ and ‘high offensive skills’ have always been highlighted by the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Armed Forces.
The commander also noted that domestically-produced military equipment will be used in the war games. He added that in the drill a variety of military equipment, which have been developed by the Iranian military experts in line with the instructions of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution will be used by his forces.
