Iranian military: Ready to ambush enemy advanced fighters

MeNews · 2026-04-05T09:57:48+00:00

ME News Report, April 4 (UTC+8), Iranian Air Defense Joint Command Commander Ali Reza Elhami stated during an inspection of the Iranian Army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps defense positions that Iran has utilized independently developed new methods and equipment to "prepare for ambushing enemy fifth-generation fighters and advanced drones." He mentioned that in previous battles, Iran's air defense forces successfully shot down several enemy advanced fighters, over 160 drones including "MQ-9," "Hermes," "Lukas," and other US-Israeli joint-invaded drones, as well as dozens of cruise missiles. They took "timely and precise" actions before the enemy launched offensive operations. Additionally, during operations conducted by the Army and Revolutionary Guard air defense units, multiple enemy fourth- and fifth-generation fighters were hit, damaged, or destroyed. Elhami stated that these achievements are attributed to advanced tactics, modernized equipment, and innovations in air defense systems.

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2026-04-05 09:57:48

ME News update, on April 4 (UTC+8), Ali Reza Elhami, commander of the Iranian Air Defense Joint Command, said the same day during an inspection of Iran’s Army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard defensive positions that Iran, using newly developed methods and equipment built through its own research and development, “has been prepared to ambush the enemy’s fifth-generation fighters and advanced drones.” He said that in the earlier battles, Iran’s air defense forces successfully shot down several of the enemy’s advanced fighters, more than 160 drones involved in the joint U.S.-Israeli incursion, including “MQ-9,” “Hermes,” “Lucas,” and others, as well as dozens of cruise missiles. Before the enemy launched its offensive operations, they took “timely and precise” action. In addition, among the operations carried out by the Army and the Revolutionary Guard air defense units, multiple enemy fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft were hit, damaged, or brought down. Elhami said that this achievement was due to the innovative use of advanced tactics, modernized equipment, and innovation in air defense systems, which put the enemy into disorder. (Source: PANews)

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