TEHRAN – The Navy Commander, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, announced on Monday that Iran’s naval exercise will start today in the Sea of Oman

He said that the 6-day maneuver, codenamed “87 unity”, is aimed at increasing the military preparedness and deterrence capability of armed forces and testing the country’s state-of-the-art military equipment, ISNA reported.
Light warships, torpedo boats, light and heavy submarines, gunboats, plus the country’s Air Force autopilot fighters and helicopters will be employed in the war game, he added.
He noted that the maneuver will be carried out in 3 stages across an area of more than 50,000 square miles