Iranian Navy drills in high seas

Iran’s Navy officially kicked off three-day wargames, codenamed "Velayat- 97", in an area covering 2 million sq/km in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman on Friday, February 22, 2019.

The drill, codenamed Velayat-97, is being held in an area of around 2 million square kilometers in Iran’s southern waters, from the Strait of Hormuz to the southeastern coasts of Makran, the Sea of Oman and the northern parts of the Indian Ocean, down to the 10-degrees latitude.

The war game has been held in four separate phases, including naval parades, simulation of a real naval war, maritime and land offense to practice recapturing the territories occupied by the enemy, and the display of the Navy’s power by launching various types of missiles and torpedoes.

The Navy flies patrol, reconnaissance and bomber drones for the first time during the war game.

Iran’s Armed Forces hold routine military exercises throughout the year.

EA