Different types of IRIAF fighter jets and fighter bombers took part in the air show staged over the mausoleum of the Founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Imam Khomeini, South of the capital Tehran.
The Air Force F4, F14, Mig 29, Sukhoi 24 fighter jets and F5 bombers in several squadrons flew over the sky of Southern Tehran.
Aerial refueling operation was also conducted by two Sukhoi 24 fighters during the air show.
Various units of the Islamic Republic Army started military parades in Tehran and other cities across Iran on Tuesday morning to mark the National Army Day.
Senior Iranian officials, including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as well as a host of top military commanders are attending the ceremony.
The Iranian Army has recently test-fired different types of newly-developed missiles and torpedoes and tested a large number of its home-made weapons, tools and equipments, including submarines, military ships, artillery, choppers, aircraft, UAVs and air defense and electronic systems, during massive military drills.
Defense analysts and military observers say that Iran's wargames and its advancements in weapons production have proved as a deterrent factor, specially at a time of heightened threats by the US.
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