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Iran kicks off large-scale air drill

Iran kicks off large-scale air drill

The Iranian Army's Air Force kicked off a large-scale air drill in the central province of Isfahan on July 23. Troops from all air bases of the Air Force joined the military exercise, which is codenamed the 11th Fadaeian-e Harim-e …

Israel and France hold joint air drill in Mediterranean

Israel and France hold joint air drill in Mediterranean

Israel said on Tuesday it concluded a joint aerial exercise with the French Air and Space Force (FASF) and Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, according to Xinhua. In the so-called Eastern Breeze drill, the French Charles de Gaulle …

Agile Spirit 2017 drills to be held in Georgia

Agile Spirit 2017 drills to be held in Georgia

Georgian troops and their US and Eastern European allies will participate in the annual military drills Agile Spirit 2017, which will take place on September 3-11 in Georgia. The training will be held at the Orpolo firing range near …

Russia's FSB special purpose units to hold drills in Crimea

Russia's FSB special purpose units to hold drills in Crimea

Special purpose units of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) will conduct large-scale counter-terrorism exercises in Crimea on May 24-29. "A total of about 2,000 servicemen will take part in the exercise," Sputnik …

Kazakhstan holds military drills

Kazakhstan holds military drills

The ground troops of Kazakhstan are holding command and staff drills in the east, west and south of the country, the country’s Defense Ministry said. As much as 1500 soldiers and more than 200 units of military equipment take part …

 Azerbaijani military stages fire drills

Azerbaijani military stages fire drills

Azerbaijani Armed Forces has launched a live-fire drill as part of the large-scale operational-tactical exercises that started on June 19. The drill is being held under the command of Defense Minister Colonel General Zakir …

IRGC starts three-day military drills

IRGC starts three-day military drills

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has embarked on large-scale security drills in the country’s southeast, Press TV reports. The maneuvers, codenamed The Great Prophet (PBUH), started out in Sistan-and-Baluchestan …

 North Caucasus and Crimea start artillery drills

North Caucasus and Crimea start artillery drills

Artillery training, which involves more than 2000 units of weapons and military equipment, was started within the boundaries of the Southern, Crimean and North Caucasus Federal Districts, as well as at bases in Armenia, Abkhazia and South …

Joint Russian-Tajik military drills start today

Joint Russian-Tajik military drills start today

The joint military drills of Russian and Tajik troops started in Tajikistan today, the representative of the Central Military District, Colonel Jaroslav Roshupkin, said. According to him, drills will be attended by …

 Azerbaijan and Turkey hold joint military exercises

Azerbaijan and Turkey hold joint military exercises

Azerbaijani and Turkish Air Forces have started joint exercises in the central Turkish city of Konya today. The exercises will last until March 25. Three MIG-29 combat jets, three Su-25 fighters and a military transport aircraft …

Iran’s armed forces to hold missile exercises soon

Iran’s armed forces to hold missile exercises soon

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will hold missile military drills in the near future, local media cited the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major-General Hassan Firouzabadi as saying. Certain …

Sergey Shoigu speaks about Kavkaz-2016 exercises

Sergey Shoigu speaks about Kavkaz-2016 exercises

The strategic command and staff exercises Kavkaz-2016 will show the Russian Armed Forces’ capabilities for protecting national interests in the south-western direction, Defense Minister, General of the Army Sergey Shoigu, said today. …

Tank unit drills start in Dagestan

Tank unit drills start in Dagestan

Motorized infantry of the Southern Military District have started drills of tank units in Dagestan. The drills will involve more than 100 tankers. Dynamic simulators will be used during the drills, the software of which allows ...