The Iranian Army Ground Force's Ababil drones equipped with Almas air-to-surface and precision-guided missiles successfully destroyed hypothetical surface targets during massive aerial drills on Wednesday, Fars News Agency informs.
"Over the last few years, with the efforts of Iran's young experts and scientists in the Army and the Ministry of Defense, intelligent weapons for drones have been designed and produced, some of which have been tested during the current event," Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army for Operations Rear Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi said.
Almas missile which has been made by Iranian scientists and experts is able to destroy targets on the ground with great precision. The first major drone exercise of the Iranian Army began in the northern central province of Semnan on Tuesday.
According to Fars News Agency, hundreds of combat drones are participating in the drills.
