• Most Popular
  • Most Shared

Iranian airforce to hold exercises in Gulf

Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:35am EDT
TEHRAN, June 21 (Reuters) - Iran's airforce will start exercises on Monday in the Gulf and the Sea of Oman in order to raise "its operational and support capabilitity", the official news agency IRNA said on Sunday.

"In this manoeuvre there will be long-distance flights of around 3,600 km (2,237 miles) along with aerial refuelling from tanker to fighter jet and from fighter jet to fighter jet ...

"There will also be low altitude flights over the waters of the ... Gulf and the Sea of Oman by Iranian fighter jets over distances of 700 km," it said.

The plans for the military exercises were already announced some time ago. The IRNA report made no mention of protests in Iran over its disputed election.


More from Reuters

Photo

Pay czar caps more salaries at bailed out firms

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. pay czar on Friday expanded a crackdown on pay packages at four companies rescued with taxpayer money, limiting most cash salaries at $500,000 for a second tier of top earners.

» More Top News
A model gets prepared backstage ahead of a wedding dress show at China Fashion Week in Beijing
Fashion & Style:

Flowers, church, liposuction?

Brides and grooms are opting for cosmetic surgery and other procedures, supplementing veils and cummerbunds with Botox and liposuction. Women say they want to look good for photos, but men are a different story.  Full Article 

Lifestyle
Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana as her digital character Neytiri in a scene from "Avatar". Credit: REUTERS/Twentieth Century Fox/Handout

Will Cameron change Hollywood again?

Beyond the hype and buzz, James Cameron's $400 million "Avatar," one of the most expensive films ever made, is being closely watched for its impact on the future of movies.  Full Article 

Entertainment