IRGC Air Force Plays a Major Role in Strengthening Iran's Defense Capabilities: Tehran Tehran, IRNA. A senior official in the Iranian judiciary emphasized the strategic position of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in developing advanced defense technologies and turning local indigenous capabilities into a basis for deterrence and national security. In a Sunday message to the commander of the Revolutionary Guard Air Force, Brigadier General Majid Mousavi, Hojatulsmid Ahmadreza Pansgan, head of the legal organization of the armed forces, congratulated the Revolutionary Guards Regional Air Force on his day, calling it an opportunity to honor the efforts of the force's experts. He described the IRGC Air Force as a strategic pillar of Iran's defense capabilities and a tangible symbol of the integration of science, faith and national self-reliance, playing a significant role in protecting the Islamic Republic of Iran's security and power. Referring to the force's achievements in missile technology, strategic drone production, radar and air defense systems, and space technology, Pansgan emphasized that Iranian experts have succeeded in developing the country's indigenous defense capabilities despite sanctions and restrictions, thereby strengthening deterrence and national security. @Irna en.