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| Iran announces mega-drill for its air force |
| 2009-04-12 |
| Iranian Army said on Saturday that its air force will soon carry out the largest military maneuver in the Islamic Republic's history. The army's Public Relation Department said in a statement that the air force will show off its defensive and combat capabilities on April 18, marking the National Army Day celebrations. The statement pointed out that some 140 fighter jets will take part in the military exercise, including F4s, F5s, F7s, F14s, and MiG-29 aircraft, as well as the Russian Sukhoi aircraft and Boeing 707 and 747. It expressed the air force's readiness to defend the country and to counter foreign attacks. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #5 If the Iranians do actually fly the planes in question, any guesses on how many will crash? The last time the Iranians had a big AF wargame, they lost 2 planes and had like 6 that could not take off. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2009-04-12 16:06 |
| #4 It would be the perfect day for the IAF to deal with the nuke issues, the Iranian airforce, the Iranian power grid, the iran refinery and anything else. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2009-04-12 13:46 |
| #3 I understand the IAF will stand down that day due to the risk of accidents caused by laughing too hard to see. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2009-04-12 10:16 |
| #2 Its massive military maneuver will consist of towing the jets around the airport in a big parade. Except for the F-14s, which will be towed on big dollies because the tires are all dry-rotted. (I wish this was true, but afraid its just snark. But fun snark.) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-04-12 09:03 |
| #1 Oi vey. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-04-12 06:18 |