Iran Armed Forces to stage large-scale air defense maneuvers A single-stage solid-propellant, sur[!]-to-sur[!] Fateh (Victor) missile is launched during a military drill in southern Iran. (File photo) A single-stage solid-propellant, sur[!]-to-sur[!] Fateh (Victor) missile is launched during a military drill in southern Iran. (File photo) Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base prepares to stage a large-scale military exercise alongside other Armed Forces units in late October 2013, says a senior commander. “The air defense [base], given the task it shoulders, takes part in all maneuvers staged by the Armed Forces in addition to the drills it holds independently,” said Khatam al-Anbiya Commander Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili on Sunday. The top commander pointed to an air defense drill held last year, saying the exercises involved a large number of troops as well as indigenously-developed air defense systems and were staged in a warm region of the country. However, he u