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In 2nd stage of drill, Iran tests bombers’ prowess
Press TV
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Iran has successfully conducted the second phase of a large aerial maneuver over the Persian Gulf, testing domestically made fighter jets and interceptor aircrafts.
“With regards to long-distance flights of around 3,600 km, we successfully conducted aerial refueling from tanker to fighter jet and from fighter jet to fighter jet,” Air Force pilot Brigadier Hossein Chit-Foroush, spokesman for the maneuver, said on Tuesday.
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Iran’s F-4 and F-5 fighter jets and the Iranian-made fighters known as “Saegheh”, meaning “Thunderbolt” in Persian, also took part in the maneuvers.
Air Force commander Brigadier General Hassan Shah-Safi on Monday said fighters would practice hitting targets beyond one thousand kilometers.
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