A Fighter aircraft is seen at the first underground air force base, called "Eagle 44" at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 7, 2023. Iranian Army/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
Iran on Tuesday unveiled its first underground air force base, called "Eagle 44", according to the official IRNA news agency.
"It is one of the army's most important air force bases, with fighters equipped with long-range cruise missiles and built in the depths of earth," IRNA added.
A fighter aircraft is seen at the first underground air force base, called "Eagle 44" at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 7, 2023. Iranian Army/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via
(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)
Iran's Army chief, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi and Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri visit the first underground air force base, called "Eagle 44" at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 7, 2023. Iranian Army/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERSIran's Army chief, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi and Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri visit the first underground air force base, called "Eagle 44" at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 7, 2023. Iranian Army/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERSIran's Army chief, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi and Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri visit the first underground air force base, called "Eagle 44" at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 7, 2023. Iranian Army/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
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