A new NOTAM warns pilots to avoid flying over an area close to Iran's Nojeh air base in Hamadan from 04:30 to 14:30 UTC daily, from August 11 to August 14, 2024, due to scheduled gunfire.
The affected area extends from the ground up to 10,000 feet above mean sea level. Iran has not made it clear what military exercises are planned to be held in the area, but Reuters reported Friday that dozens of Russian military personnel are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system.
In 2016, Iran granted Russia permission to conduct air operations in Syria from the same airbase in Hamadan, and it seems a likely scenario that the Russian personnel are using the Nojeh airbase again, this time for training purposes.
