The ground forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have started Monday the main and practical stage of "Martyrs of Unity" drill, east of the country.

The ground forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guard have started Monday the main and practical stage of "Martyrs of Unity" drill, east of the country.

The military exercises cover an area of 300 kilometer square in order to raise the readiness level of the Revolutionary Guard. The combat units of ground forces have used Sunday, "the second day of the Martyrs of Unit maneuvers," home-made armor equipment for the first time.

Maneuvers’ spokesman, Brigadier Hamid Sarkhily, has underlined two models of the new Iranian-made equipment used by combat units in the exercises.

Sarkhily explained that the equipment used in the exercises are the prototypes of personnel carriers, featured by its multiple capabilities, i.e. camouflage, movement, and high-speed mechanism to move troops to the area of operations, and are designed and developed by Iranian experts.