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12 new military equipments displayed and inaugurated


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Khamenei visit armed forces exhibition

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Iranian missile capabilities-Iran Today-07-08-2011



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Ministry of defense deliver anti air Shalamcheh missile to air defense headquarter



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Number of Anti Ship missile system delivered to navy by ministry of defence



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German reportage about the Iranian army


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Iran unveiled "Mersad" anti aerial missile system

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Iran mass-produces Qader cruise missile



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Iran's military industry

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Iran unveils missile silos in war games

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled underground ballistic missile silos on the first day of the Great Prophet 6 military maneuver.


“The silos are a part of the swift reaction unit of the missile brigade; missiles are stored vertically, ready to be launched against pre-determined targets,” Fars News Agency quoted the IRGC spokesman in charge of the drills, General Asghar Qelich-Khani, as saying on Monday.

Qelich-Khani said the country has been using domestically-built missile silos for fifteen years and added that the newer generation silos are operational from a launch control center located far from the launch pads.

The main advantage of missile silos is the reduced launch time as the weapons need not be moved or aligned prior to launch.

On Sunday, Commander of the Aerospace Division of the IRGC Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh short-, medium- and long-range missiles, namely Khalij Fars (Persian Gulf), Sejjil (Baked Clay), Fateh (Conqueror), Qiam (Rising), Shahab-1 and Shahab-2 missiles would be fired during the war games.

Hajizadeh stressed that Great Prophet 6 maneuver has completely defensive objectives and will be staged with the message of "peace and friendship."

IRGC's naval, air and ground forces staged the Great Prophet 5 military drill in the Persian Gulf in April 2010.

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IRGC [I]Ghadir radar system operational

A top Iranian commander says the Ghadir radar system with a range of 1,100 kilometers in radius and a height of 300 kilometers has become operational in the country for the first time.


“The Ghadir radar has been designed and manufactured to discover air targets, radar-evading planes, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and satellites at low orbits,” Commander of the Aerospace Division of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Amir Ali Hajizadeh said on Wednesday, Fars news agency reported.

After the IRGC unveiled underground ballistic missile silos on the first day of the Great Prophet 6 military maneuvers on Monday, the Ghadir radar system also become operational, the commander went on to say.

The Islamic Republic began the Great Prophet 6 drills on Monday.

On the first day of the exercises, Iran unveiled underground missile silos and fired Fateh (Conqueror)-110 missiles.

On Tuesday, Iran successfully launched 14 surface-to-surface missiles, including Zelzal (Temblor), Shahab-1, Shahab-2 and Shahab-3.

Five Shahab missiles, including four medium-range and one long-range, as well as 9 Zelzal missiles were launched.

Iran says the Great Prophet 6 maneuver has defensive objectives and will be staged with the message of "peace and friendship."

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Iran to build new frigates, submarines

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says the country has taken major strides towards constructing new flying boats, including frigates, while planning to manufacture new arms.


Iran has also launched the construction of various navigation and control systems and will begin production of the remaining parts in a near future, IRNA quoted Vahidi as saying on Friday.

He lauded the first international engagement of the Iranian submarine Yunes and said, “The move was a very significant step in displaying Iran's naval power.”

The minister stated that the move reflected a proof that Iran is making great progress towards the achievement of its objectives in the naval field.

Early in July, Iran's Yunes submarine, sailing alongside warships of the 14th fleet of the Iranian Navy, returned home following a nearly two-month-long mission in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

The deployment of the Iranian military submarine in the Red Sea represented the first such mission by the country's naval forces in far-off waters.

In February, two Iranian Navy ships, Khark and Alvand, passed through the Suez Canal, a strategic international shipping route in Egypt, for the first time since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979.

In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in the defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in essential military equipment and systems.

Iran has repeatedly assured other nations, especially its neighbors, that its military might poses no threat to other countries, insisting that its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.

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Minister Lauds Armed Forces' High Scientific Capabilities
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar on Sunday praised the high capabilities of the Iranian Armed Forces in supplying their needs indigenously

The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran are equipped with up-to-date science and knowledge and enjoy high capabilities in these fields," Najjar said in Iran's central city of Arak, adding that the issue has scared the enemies of Iran.

The minister praised the indigenous capabilities of the Iranian Armed Forces and stated, "Today we are producing everything in the armed forces by ourselves. Whatever we need on land and in the air, from a single bullet to missiles, aircraft and warships, they are being designed and produced based on the experiences and expertise of local elites and thinkers."

He also voiced Iran's preparedness to transfer its capabilities and equipments to the other world countries.

Tehran launched an arms development program during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war on Iran to compensate for a US weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter planes.

Yet, Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country.

The Iranian Armed Forces 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, in a series of 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.

Iran plans to be on the leading edge of defense technology (http://tehrantimes.com/index.php/politics/1658-iran-plans-to-be-on-the-leading-edge-of-defense-technology-)

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Iranian defense minister has said Iran plans to be among the five top countries, which possess the most advanced defensive technologies.

Ahmad Vahidi said that Iran has made great progress in the area of defense over the past few years, thanks to participation of the private sector.


And the Defense Ministry in cooperation with the private sector will continue to make further progress in the future, he added.


“Today, participating in promoting the defensive capability to counter threats and dispel dangers, is a national and religious duty,” he stated.


New projects to begin on Defense Industry Day


New defensive projects will start on the Defense Industry Day (Aug. 22), Brigadier General Mahmoud Sajedifar of the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.


Sajedifar also said Iran could only manufacture small arms and weapons before the Islamic Revolution and only the U.S. provided maintenance services for Iran’s military equipment.


However, after the Islamic Revolution Iran has gained self-sufficiency in both manufacturing and maintaining military machines.

Iran pres. unveils key defense products

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated three major defense projects in the fields of cruise missiles production and naval equipment manufacturing.


The projects -- Qader missile, Bonyan 1 marine engine and the Valfajr domestically-built torpedo system -- were unveiled in the presence of Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi and a number of senior commanders of the Armed Forces on Tuesday on the occasion of the national Defense Industries Day, IRNA reported.

With a range of 200 kilometers, the Qader missile has been produced in the light of the country's self-sufficiency, deterrence and national strength.

The sea-launched cruise missile has high destructive power which can be used against sea targets, including frigates and warships, as well as enemy's coastal targets.

Cruising at a low height with high precision in acquiring its targets are among other features of the relatively lightweight Qader missile.

Iran's Defense Ministry manufactured Bonyan 1 marine engine to provide the country's naval forces with the strategic product.

President Ahmadinejad also inaugurated Valfajr domestically-build torpedo system which has a 220-kilogram warhead.

The torpedo and all its subsystems have been manufactured by Iranian experts and can destroy the enemy's heavy vessels.

Valfajr is launched from submarine vessels and is equipped with advanced security systems.

The torpedo is one of the most complicated marine weapons, which plays a key role in promoting Iran's naval capabilities and the efficiency of vessels and submarines.

In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems.

In January, Iran's Defense Ministry delivered new cruise missile systems to the Navy, which are capable of spotting and destroying various targets at sea.

In early May, the deputy commander of Iran's Air Force, General Mohammad Alavi, said the Islamic Republic has mass-produced and test-fired new cruise missiles, which can be used against naval targets.

Iran has repeatedly assured that its military might poses no threat to other countries, saying its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.

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'Iran missile technology best in region'

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has described the Islamic Republic's defensive missile capabilities as the best in the region.


“In the field of missile [technology], Iran is the best in the region and is among the best [in this regard] in the world,” ISNA quoted Vahid as saying on Wednesday.

“Successful production of [the short-, medium- and long-range] missiles Shahab (Meteor) and Sejjil (Baked Clay), Saqeb (Bright) and Sayyad (Hunter), Fateh (Conqueror) and Zelzal (Temblor), Misaq (Covenant) and Ra'ad (Thunder), and Toufan (Storm) and Safar (Journey) are testaments to this success,” he added.

Tehran has repeatedly assured that its military might poses no threat to other countries, saying its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.

Vahidi stressed that Iran's missile capability is part of the [Iranian] defense industries defensive strategy and doctrine.

“Therefore, the defense industries based on the doctrine, aside from localizing missile know-how and technology, through currently producing more than 50 important missile products.. have enhanced the deterrence capability of the Armed Forces in proportion to threats.”

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Iran to install new missiles on S200

TEHRAN (ISNA)-An Iranian army official Mohammad Hossein Shamkhali said Saturday the country would install new missiles on S200 system.
“We have made extensive changes in S200 system and we will install new domestic missiles to the system in near future. We have also made vast changes in all parts of S200,” He told ISNA.
Shamkhali added, “We even have particular program for S200 missile by which we will add our new homemade missiles to the system, so that it can launch some other kinds of missiles along with its own main missiles as well and also the long range system can confront objectives with middle range.”
As to inclusion of new long range radars to Iran's operational cycle, he added, “Different new kinds of long range radars will be included in our operational cycle in near future to pave the way for cover up to 3000KM away Iran's geographical borders.”
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Iran mass-produces anti-armor rockets



Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has officially inaugurated the mass production line of anti-armor rockets to destroy tanks, armored vehicles and enemy's ammunition depots.


The 73-millimeter portable rocket has a warhead which can destroy targets at a distance of 1,300 meters, IRNA quote Vahidi as saying on Monday.

He added that the lightweight rockets with high precision and armor-penetration power are suitable for ground and tactical operations that can play an important role in destroying targets in close and distance strikes and regular and irregular wars.

Iran's Defense Ministry designs and produces weapon with the purpose of increasing the operational mobility of the armed forces, Vahidi noted.

He added that the mass-production of anti-armor rockets was another proof of high capabilities of Iran's defense industry to counter threats.

On Saturday, Iran launched the first domestically-run production line of carbon fiber, a strategic material used in defense systems as well as civilian projects.

In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems.

The Islamic Republic has repeatedly assured that its military might poses no threat to other countries, saying its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.

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Iran Equips Air Defense Unit with Large Numbers of Anti-Aircraft Missiles
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Defense Ministry delivered large numbers of home-made mid-range surface-to-air missiles to the country's Air Defense Unit on Sunday in a move to boost Iran's air defense power and capability.



During a ceremony attended by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, the Defense Ministry supplied Shalamcheh missiles to Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base.

Addressing the ceremony, Vahidi said that Shalamcheh is a Mach 3 mid-range missile that can also be used as a short-range air defense system.

The minister added that Shalamcheh is equipped with the latest technology and enjoys a high capability in tracing and intercepting targets and in defusing jamming and electronic warfare.

He said the missile traverses a range of 40km, but meantime underlined that the range of the missile would be increased in future versions and generations.

In April, Iran successfully test-fired Shalamcheh and another mid-range Hawk missile named 'Shahin' capable of tracing and targeting aggressive aircraft at low and medium altitudes.

The two Shahin missiles were launched from a home-made air defense system named 'Mersad'.

The Mersad air defense shield is a completely indigenized system developed by the Iranian experts and technicians to promote the country's combat power.

The system was deployed in all Army air-defense units to boost the country's air-defense power.

The Mersad system equipped with Shahin missiles is capable of tracing and targeting any enemy aircraft at 70 to 150km altitude and is considered as a mid-altitude system among the country's missile shields.



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Iran says faces no problem in detecting radar-evading systems


TEHRAN (ISNA)-An Iranian senior military official said the country faces no problem in detecting radar-evading systems.
"We have no problem in detection and location of radar-evading systems. We have designed radars in frequency bands that incase of one radar's failure in detecting the stealth object, another one is able to accomplish it," Mohammad Hossein Shamkhali told ISNA Saturday.
He also highlighted Iran's position in building advanced systems and radars in the Middle East and said is ready to export some pieces of the equipment to other countries.
"No regional country can provide radars with higher quality than our radars and we are included in the top ten countries with the capability of building radar, surveillance and detection systems," the official continued.
The Iranian official said, "Iran plans to construct a missile system possessing higher quality than Russian S-300 system," adding, "Technically, features of Iran's locally-designed system (named S-200) are more advanced and more qualified than features of S-300 missile system and it can be used in both low and high altitudes for all objectives. It will be also useful for targets which could not be hit by S-300."
Shamkhali added the new Iranian-built system includes all technical specifications of S-300 missile system and it also enjoys other capabilities as well. "The system we are designing is anti-missile and anti-ballistic missiles."
The Iranian official also presented further details on S-200 missile system and said, "We have taken out all lamp systems of defense systems and substituted them with transistor systems which hold more advantages including less harmful radiations and systems' less mass and weight."
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Iran develops long-range radar system

A senior Iranian commander says the Islamic Republic has succeeded in the design and production of a domestically-manufactured long-range radar system.


The advanced system can detect, intercept and destroy aircraft equipped with radar cross-section system (RCS), cruise missile and strategic long-range aircraft, the commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base, Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, said on Wednesday.

He added that the cosmos radar, designed by experts of the military base, can detect objects at a range of several thousand kilometers and will join Iran's air-defense in the near future, IRIB reported.

The Iranian commander emphasized that the Islamic Republic strongly monitors the slightest possible moves by any country.

Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base is in charge of detecting and destroying any aircraft seeking to launch an aggression against the country, Esmaili pointed out.

The United States and Israel have repeatedly threatened Tehran with the "option" of a military strike, based on the allegation that Iran's nuclear work may consist of a covert military agenda.

Iran says its nuclear program is completely peaceful and within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, to which it is a signatory.

Iranian officials have warned that the Islamic Republic will give a firm and crushing response to any act of aggression by the US and Israel.

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Iran self-sufficient in missile simulator

As the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) is holding major aerial drills, a senior Iranian commander says the country has achieved self-sufficiency in manufacturing missile system simulators.


Iranian experts are currently producing many simulators needed for air-defense inside the country, Deputy Director of Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Mohammad Qorbani told IRNA on Sunday.

He added that the base has managed to manufacture even old missile systems with far better tactical complications which are in the inauguration phase at present.

The commander noted that real operations can be designed and carried out through software of simulators which will reduce costs and promote skills.

He noted that the base has mass-produced certain simulators after their initial samples were launched.

On Saturday, IRIAF began the second phase of major aerial drills -- dubbed “Fadaeeyan Harim Velayat 3” (Defenders of Velayat Sanctuaries 3) -- in preparation for yet another extensive military maneuver next week.

The second phase of the drills includes the performance of tactical flights and dropping of test ammunition on mock targets, said the spokesman for the drills, Hossein Chit-Foroush.

He added that that Saeqeh, F-4 and F-5 fighter jets from different areas will be dispatched to the drill area in the northwest city of Tabriz.

The third phase of the drill will feature air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles as well as various types of fighter sorties, Chit-Foroush added.

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Iran Unveils New Command-Control System in Air Drills
TEHRAN (FNA)- Air Force Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Chitforoush, the spokesperson of the countrywide 'Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Vellayat III' air drills, announced that Iran has unveiled a new command-and-control system during the exercises.



"A new command-and-control system has been used in the stages of the drills," Chitforoush told reporters on Monday.

He also announced that the third stage of the air drills started early Monday morning with 7 squadrons of F4, F7, Mig-29, Sukhoi SU-24 fighter jets as well as the logistic C-130 planes and home-made Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) fighter jets displaying their power and carrying out their missions.

Different plane equipments, ammunitions and tactics are due to go under test in the four phases of the exercises codenamed "'Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Vellayat III'.

An array of fighter jets, fighter bombers, cargo and transportation planes will be used in the exercises.

Iran has recently made good progress in the air industry and has succeeded in gaining the technical know-how for producing stealth aircraft and drones.

Iran successfully tested a home-made radar-evading UAV with bombing capabilities in 2008. The country's Defense Industries launched production of Saeqeh and Azarakhsh (Lightening) fighter jets also the same year.



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Iranian Air Force Tests Long-Range Smart Bombs
TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Brigadier General Hassan Shahsafi said that his forces have tested the latest series of the smart bombs produced by Iran in the ongoing stage of the massive air drills underway in Northwestern Iran.



Speaking to reporters about the third stage of the 'Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Vellayat III' air drills, Shahsafi stated, "New smart bombs, including short and long-range missiles and TV signal-guided and thermal air-to-air missiles as well as long-distance long-range smart bombs are tested in the drills."

He added that Iran tested its fighter and fighter-bomber jets, specially home-made Saeqeh fighter jets, for practicing new tactics.

The commander stated that the exercise is also aimed at assessing Iranian pilots and air force combat control units and their ability as rapid reaction forces in logistic missions in time of crisis.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) on Tuesday started the main phase of its four-staged air drills with testing live munitions and missiles.

An array of fighter jets, fighter bombers, cargo and transportation planes, including F-4, F-5, Sukhoi SU-24 fighter-bombers, Mig-29 and the logistic C-130 planes, and Saeqeh home-made fighter jets have been used in the drills.

The 10-day air drills, codenamed "Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Vellayat III", started in Northwestern Iran last week.



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Iran tests home-built ammo in air drill

The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) has deployed a variety of domestically-built war ammunition on the first day of the main and final stage of its extensive military maneuvers.


IRIAF started the three-day aerial maneuvers dubbed “Fadaeeyan Harim Velayat 3” (Defenders of Velayat Sanctuaries 3) in the northwest Iranian city of Tabriz on Tuesday.

Jet fighters of the IRIAF employed various offensive tactics and used air-to-surface ammunitions, including bombs as well as thermal, laser and radar missiles to successfully strike pre-determined targets, spokesman for the drills Hossein Chitforoush told reporters on Tuesday.

He added that the key stage of the aerial drills, conducted for the first time since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, included the performance of various fighters, fighter-bombers, transport planes, tactical flights and drones.

The domestically-built Saeqeh fighter as well as F-4, F-5, F-7, Mig-29 and Sukhoi-24 fighter-bombers conducted aerial attacks on mobile targets, the Iranian commander explained.

On Monday, IRIAF ended the practical phase of the drills, testing tactical flights and dropping test ammunition on mock targets.

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Iran eyes major steps in air defense

Iran says it has gained noticeable achievements in the field of air defense industry and that the Islamic Republic aims to reach a point to counter all modern aircrafts.


"It has been a long time since we started working to produce a new generation aircraft and we have taken very successful steps in this field,” Deputy Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Brigadier General Mohammad Alavi said on Tuesday, IRNA reported.

He went on to say that the IRIAF is trying to develop capabilities in all aspects of producing aircraft and equipment for electronic warfare and ammunition such as air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, to enable the country to deal with all new generation aircrafts in the world.

Alavi made the remarks on the first day of the last phase of aerial maneuvers dubbed “Fadaeeyan Harim Velayat 3” (Defenders of Velayat Sanctuaries 3) in the northwest Iranian city of Tabriz.

He said Iran's air defense industry will focus its efforts to promote upon Sa'eqeh, a joint product of the Iranian Air Force and the Defense Ministry, and insisted that the country's air force needs to upgrade its equipment based on the threats.

Alavi said Sa'eqeh enjoys the necessary devices to be employed in electronic warfare, adding that the airplane will be tested in the ongoing drills in terms of the ammunition tonnage it can support.

The commander hailed technical achievements by military research centers in the production of engines for fighter aircraft as well as the wings and body for warplanes, saying Iran has reached the required capability in the production of warplane missiles and ammunitions.

Alavi noted how the Iranian air force has managed to handle renovation of used warplanes despite more than three decades of Western sanctions spearheaded by the United States.

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Iran Succeeds in Optimizing Range, Precision Targeting of Anti-Radar Missiles TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Air Force Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Chitforoush, the spokesperson of the 'Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Vellayat III' air drills underway in Northwestern Iran, announced on Thursday that the country's experts have managed to boost the range and the precision capability of the anti-radar missiles fired by Sukhoi-24 fighter jets.



"One of the most important actions taken in these drills was increasing the range of the anti-radar missiles mounted on Sukhoi-24 fighters," Chitforoush told reporters on Thursday, adding that the missiles have been fired and "hit the specified targets successfully" in the drills.

He hailed the Iranian defense industry experts for their success in boosting the range of the anti-radar missiles, and said that the country's scientists worked for 11 years on the project.

The Air Force commander further underlined that the optimized missiles enjoy a 100-percent precision capability, "meaning that they can hit any target with a zero margin of error".

The massive exercises, which have been unique ever since the Islamic Revolution in Iran, started on September 6 and will end later today.

Different plane parts, tools and equipments, ammunitions and tactics have been tested in the four phases of the exercises codenamed "'Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Vellayat III'.

A wide range of warplanes, including fighter jets, fighter bombers, cargo and transportation planes, are being used in the exercises.

Iran has recently made good progress in the air industry and has succeeded in gaining the technical know-how for producing stealth aircraft, drones, air defense shields and air-to-air, air-to-ground and ground-to-ground missiles.

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Iran Successfully Test-Fires Anti-Radar Smart Missiles
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Iranian Air Force commanders announced on Thursday that the country has successfully test-fired a home-made anti-radar smart missile, capable of destroying even mobile targets with 100 percent precision.



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Iran to Use Modern Electronic Systems to Deceive, Redirect Guided Missiles
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian air defense commander announced on Saturday that the country plans to equip its air defense units with a state-of-the-art electronic warfare technology to be used for detouring enemies' guided missiles.



Speaking to FNA, Lieutenant Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base for Electronic Warfare Colonel Moharram Qolizadeh pointed to the key role of electronic jamming systems in winning electronic warfare, and said Iran is seeking to go one more step to deceive and detour the incoming guided missiles.

"When a guided missile is launched by the enemy, it is not possible to destroy it through jamming systems, but it is only possible to redirect it in a way that the missile loses its precision targeting capability," Qolizadeh added.

"We have a project at hand that is in fact a stage ahead of jamming to 'deceive' the incoming missiles," the commander announced, and stated, "At this stage, we disrupt transmission of data to the data processing unit of incoming missiles and reprogram it with our own information and redirect the missile towards our desirable point."

He further said that the highly advanced technology will be used in the country's air defense systems in the near future.

Last August, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmadi Vahidi said that Tehran is capable of producing different kinds of electronic warfare systems to fight back enemies' possible electronic war against Iran.

"The communication tools and equipment produced by the Iranian experts have helped us establish fully desirable land, air, sea and defensive communications at tactical and non-tactical levels for the Armed Forces," he said at the time.

Vahidi described security, resistance, smartness, modernity, low volume and weight as well as high efficiency as the special features of Iran's electronic products.



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Commander: Iran Developing Upgraded Version of Russian S-300
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian military commander announced here on Tuesday that Iran is developing its own version of the sophisticated S-300 air defense system, adding that Iranian experts have removed the flaws and defects of the Russian version.


Speaking to FNA, Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli said that the country's experts have started designing and building an Iranian version of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system after Russia refrained from delivering it to Iran.

He noted that the development of system, dubbed as Bavar 373, started at an order issued by the commander in-chief, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.

Asked about the features and specifications of the Iranian system, Esmayeeli stated, "The flaws and defects of the (Russian) S-300 system have been removed in the indigenous version of the system and its conceptual designing has been finished."

Esmayeeli noted that right now Iranian experts in Khatam ol-Anbia base and the Ministry of Defense are in conducting the precise designing of the system.

He stated that the Iranian defense ministry system uses two to three types of missiles in different layers to confront aerial targets.

Under a contract signed in 2007, Russia was required to provide Iran with at least five S-300 air-defense systems.

However, Moscow's continuous delays in delivering the defense system drew criticism from the Islamic Republic on several occasions.

Russia refused to deliver the system to Iran under the pretext that the system is covered by the fourth round of UN Security Council resolutions against Iran.

After the resolution was passed, Moscow said that it was not obliged to drop the S-300 deal with Iran, since it was not referenced in the UNSC resolution.

But after Washington's continued pressures, Moscow claimed that upon further study of the sanctions resolution, it was freezing the delivery.

Iran criticized Russia, saying that since Resolution 1929 does not specifically ban the delivery of defensive missiles, Moscow has no excuse for refusing to commit to the deal.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued a decree in September 2010 prohibiting the sale of S-300 missile systems to Iran, citing restrictions under sanctions the UN Security Council imposed on Tehran in June over its nuclear activities.

Iran dismissed Russia's justification that the ban on the delivery of the S-300 missile system to Iran was in line with the (US-engineered) UN Security Council Resolution 1929, and stated that this is an air defense system which is not included in Resolution 1929.

On June 9, 2010, the UN Security Council (UNSC) imposed a US-engineered sanctions resolution against Iran over allegations that Tehran's nuclear program is military in nature.



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Iran to Display Latest UAV, Missile Products Thursday
TEHRAN (FNA)- Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) officials announced on Wednesday that the country plans to display the latest generation of Shahab missiles, pilotless drones and electronic war systems in the military parades on Thursday.



"This year too our major weapons and equipments, like the different classes of Shahab missiles, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and various types of electronic warfare systems, will be displayed in the parades," IRGC liaison officer and head of the headquarters responsible for the arrangement of September 22 Parades, General Abulqassem Foroutan, announced on Wednesday.

He further pointed out that the military parades this year have a new meaning as they happen concurrent with the growing waves of Islamic awakening and Muslim uprisings in several countries in the region.

Earlier today another Iranian commander announced that the Army plans to unveil an upgraded version of the Zolfaqar battle tanks during the military parades tomorrow.

Deputy Commander of the Army's Ground Force for Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad General Seyed Massoud Reza Zawareh'ee said that the Ground Force attaches much importance to firepower, mobility and protection as three major and decisive factors in battlefields and Zolfaqar tanks that use state of the art technology set an example in all these three fields.

"Production of the new generation of the tank has already come on our agenda and its first samples will be displayed in tomorrow's parades," he announced.

The parades mark the start of the Week of Sacred Defense, commemorating Iranian sacrifices during the 8 years of the Iraqi imposed war on Iran in 1980s.

Each year, the Iranian Armed Forces display the country's latest military achievements and products in nationwide parades on September 22.

On Sunday, Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi also informed that the country would display its latest military achievements and products in nationwide parades on September 22.

"The latest achievements of the Defense Ministry which have been supplied to the Armed Forces recently will be displayed by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Islamic Republic Army during the September 22 parades," Vahidi said during a visit to a defense industry plant on Sunday.

"These achievements" he said "are the latest missile, air, electronic and telecommunications, armored, naval and anti-air tools, weapons and equipments produced in the country."

Tehran launched an arms development program during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war on Iran to compensate for a US weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter planes.

Yet, Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country.

The country stages several air, land and sea wargames each year to test its newly produced weapons and equipments.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9006300096


Iran to Display New Generation of Zolfaqar Tanks in Thursday Parades
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force announced that the army plans to unveil an upgraded version of the Zolfaqar battle tanks during the military parades on Thursday.



Speaking to reporters, Deputy Commander of the Army's Ground Force for Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad General Seyed Massoud Reza Zawareh'ee said that the Ground Force attaches much importance to firepower, mobility and protection as three major and decisive factors in battlefields and Zolfaqar tanks that use state of the art technology set an example in all these three fields.

"Production of the new generation of the tank has already come on our agenda and its first samples will be displayed in tomorrow's parades," he announced.

He further cited Ranger, Samandar and the 2.5-ton Neinava tactical vehicles as among the other major achievements of the Army Ground Force ready to be mass-produced.

The parades mark the start of the Week of Sacred Defense, commemorating Iranian sacrifices during the 8 years of the Iraqi imposed war on Iran in 1980s.

Each year, the Iranian Armed Forces display the country's latest military achievements and products in nationwide parades on September 22.

Zolfaqar is a second generation of Iran's main battle tank (MBT). The test prototypes of the tank were evaluated in 1993. Six semi-industrial prototypes of the tank were produced and tested in 1997.

The tank has a distinctive box-shaped, steel-welded turret of local design. Zolfaqar combat weight is reported to be 36 tons and has a 780 hp diesel engine; the tank has a 21.7 hp per ton ratio.

The Zolfaqar is operated by a crew of three personnel. The automatic loader is believed to be the same one from the T-72 tank.

The tank is armed with a 125 mm smoothbore gun 2A46, which is fitted with a fume extractor. Its secondary armament consists of a 7.62 mm coaxial and a 12.7 mm machine gun. For the Zolfaqar fleet, the Ammunition Group of the Iranian Defense Industries Organization mass produces a standard high explosive 23 kilograms (51 lb) propellant charge which fires the 3 kg warhead at a muzzle velocity of 850 meters per second (2,800 ft/s).

The Zolfaqar-1 uses a fire control system which enjoys a 'fire-on-the-move' technology. The Zolfaqar mounts a laser-warning pod on the turret. Its design enables the tank to use an Iranian-made package of reactive armor.

Zolfaqar-2 is a prototype tank used as a test bed. The Zolfaqar-3 also features considerable upgrades to the fire control system, chassis, engine and main gun, with a 125mm autoloader.



http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9006300090

Iranian Army Self-Sufficient in Production of Biological Detection Kits
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Army officials announced on Wednesday that the Army has reached self-sufficiency in the production of biological-agents detection kits.



"The Army has reached self-sufficiency in the production of kits used for the rapid detection of biological agents," the deputy head of the Army's Medical Sciences University for Research, Colonel Khoshdel, announced on Wednesday.

He further noted the Army's good progress in radiation medicine in modern battles, and also said that the university has also made good achievements in underwater and aerospace medicines.

"International interaction is next on our agenda and we plan to host the second international conference on Subsurface and Aerospace Medicines," he added.

Iran has taken wide strides in science and technology, particularly in medical and medicinal fields, in recent years.

In September 2010, Iran announced that it plans to synthesize 20 kinds of radiomedicine inside the country.

In December, the country unveiled five different radiomedicine projects with applications for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of a number of diseases.

In January, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced that the country's scientists have managed to synthesize two new types of radiomedicines to treat malignant types of cancer.

Also earlier this month, Iranian Health Minister Marziyeh Vahid Dastjerdi announced that the country plans to boost its capacities and capabilities in a bid to make a huge and rapid advancement in drug production by synthesizing 15 types of anti-cancer medicines,.

"15 types of monoclonal anti-body drugs are being synthesized with the help of the Scientific Department of the Presidential Office, using hi-tech technology," Vahid Dastjerdi said.



http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9006300066

Fateh submarines to join Iran Navy


Amid efforts to tighten naval security in the country's southern coasts, the most modern domestically-built Fateh (Conqueror) submarines will join Iranian Navy in the near future.


The 600-ton Fateh is among semi-heavy submarines belonging to Iran's Army which will probably been used to carry out coastal missions along with other submarines, including Ghadir, Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.

The submarine is equipped with state-of-the-art defensive and offensive weaponries such as torpedoes and marine mines.

It can operate more than 200 meters below the sea surface for near five weeks.

In August 2010, four domestic-made Ghadir class mini submarines joined the Iranian Navy which are capable of launching torpedoes as well as precision targeting.

The Ghadir submarine was first unveiled in 2007. The 120-ton vessel has excellent shallow depth performance, and can carry out long-term coastal missions. The Iranian fleet currently has 11 Ghadir submarines.

In recent years, Iran has made important breakthroughs in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing important military equipment and systems.

The Islamic Republic has repeatedly assured that its military might poses no threat to other countries, stating that Tehran's defense doctrine is based on deterrence only.

SF/MB


http://www.presstv.ir/detail/202883.html

'Iran can disrupt military satellites'

A senior Iranian commander says the Islamic Republic's air defense has acquired the know-how to disrupt military and spy satellite communications.


Iran's air defense is prepared to embark on space-related activities as it is already capable of disrupting enemy's military and spy satellites, said Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili on Tuesday.

These capabilities have been developed domestically by Iranian experts, despite the US-sponsored sanctions against the country, General Esmaili told Fars news agency.

The Iranian commander also pointed to projects by the country's defense industries to produce Bavar-373 missile defense and radar systems, and noted that work continues on the projects.

Bavar-373 is Iran's corrected version of Russia's S-300 surface-to-air missile system, which uses two or three types of missiles to confront aerial targets in different layers.

Also in early September, Iran announced that it succeeded to design and produce the long-range cosmos radar.

The domestically-manufactured system can detect, intercept and destroy aircraft equipped with radar cross-section system (RCS), cruise missiles and strategic long-range aircraft.

In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment, including advanced air defense systems.

Iran has repeatedly assured that its military might poses no threat to other countries, saying its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.

ASH/GHN/MB

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/202867.html

Iranian Universities Working on Hundreds of Defense Projects
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Iranian science officials said that the country's universities and academic centers are accomplishing around 300 projects for the defense ministry.



Iranian Minister of Science, Research and Technology Kamran Daneshjou underlined the key role of Iran's academic centers in strengthening the country's capability in defense fields, saying that half of the researches carried out at Iran's academic centers are aimed at increasing the country's defense capabilities.

Daneshjou stated that 50% of academic research in Iran centers on boosting the country's defensive capabilities.

He added that 200 defense projects have thus far been implemented in the form of 1,000 university dissertations and theses.

Tehran launched an arms development program during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war on Iran to compensate for a US weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter planes.

Yet, Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country.

Iran has also made huge achievements in various fields of science and technology, from nuclear knowledge to stem cell and Nano technology.

In a most recent case, Iranian Health Minister Marziyeh Vahid Dastjerdi announced last month that the country would soon start production of 15 types of anti-cancer drugs.

"15 types of monoclonal anti-body drugs are being synthesized with the help of the Scientific Department of the Presidential Office, using hi-tech technology," Vahid Dastjerdi said.

Also earlier this year, Iranian scientists succeeded in producing new types of medication for treating different kinds of cancer, viral diseases and arthritis with 100% positive results.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007160106

'Iran advanced radars can detect UAVs'

ran's Army has successfully equipped the country's defense system with advanced radars capable of detecting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a senior Iranian commander says.


Commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said the Islamic Republic was now in possession of “radars with multiple frequencies and different wavelengths for detecting unmanned aircraft”.

“No unauthorized unmanned aircraft now dares fly over the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Esmaili said.

The Iranian commander further said that the Air Defense of Iran's Army was ready to destroy any unauthorized unmanned aircraft in the country's air space.

The Khatam al- Anbiya Air Defense Base is in charge of coordinating the aerial defense activities of the Iranian Army and Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

In recent years, Iran has made major breakthroughs in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in important military equipment and systems.

In September, Iran equipped its Navy and the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) with a domestically-produced anti-ship stealth missile dubbed Qader (Able).

The cruise missile, that has a range of more than 200 kilometers, has been hailed as a projectile undetectable by the most advanced radar systems and one of a destructive power enough to sink any large battleship.

The Islamic Republic has, however, repeatedly assured that its military might poses no threat to other countries, saying the country's defense doctrine is based on deterrence.

AR/MYA/HJL

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/203398.html
Iran Dedicates Half of Academic Research to Boosting Defense Capabilities
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Minister of Science, Research and Technology Kamran Daneshjou said that half of the country's academic researches have focused on upgrading and boosting the country's defense capabilities.



"50% of the country's academic researches should focus on increasing Iran's defense power and universities should cooperate with defense entities," Daneshjou said, addressing a gathering of Iranian university chancellors here in Tehran on Tuesday.

"All the country's universities are required to direct their researches towards (increasing) the country's defense capability," he reiterated, adding that Iranian students are entitled to work on nuclear, aerospace and stem cell subjects.

Earlier in October, Daneshjou had said that the country's universities and academic centers are accomplishing around 300 projects for the defense ministry.

Daneshjou underlined the key role of Iran's academic centers in strengthening the country's capability in defense fields, saying that half of the researches carried out at Iran's academic centers are aimed at increasing the country's defense capabilities.

Daneshjou stated that 50% of academic research in Iran centers on boosting the country's defensive capabilities.

He added that 200 defense projects have thus far been implemented in the form of 1,000 university dissertations and theses.

Also in similar remarks earlier this month, Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said his ministry has launched extensive cooperation with the country's academic centers and universities in numerous projects.

"The defense ministry has established extensive ties with the country's universities," Vahidi told FNA in October, and added, "And different universities are working on numerous projects for the defense ministry."

He praised the Iranian universities' excellent capacities and potentials, and underlined that "the defense ministry is seeking to activate these potentials and utilize these capabilities".

Attracting university elites is among the defense ministry's priorities, according to Vahidi.

"Naturally, attracting those university elites who have achieved scientific success and specialized in defense fields is a serious agenda of the defense ministry," he reiterated.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007161417

Iranian Experts Develop Electromagnetic Gun (Railgun)
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian experts announced that they have designed and developed an electromagnetic gun that fires steel bullets without explosive propellant.




According to FNA dispatches, the home-made advanced gun (Railgun) enjoys a capability to fire thirty 8mm steel bullets per minute at targets.

The gun needs 2 seconds to recharge after each shot and fires bullets at a velocity of 330 meters per second (about the speed of the sound).

The gun's specification, including its high technology, soundlessness and its ability to fire bullets without explosive propellant has made it desirable for guarding important persons, protecting ammo caches, oil and gas installations and refineries and other vital centers and remote-protection of military and other sensitive and vital sites and facilities.

Tehran launched an arms development program during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war on Iran, to compensate for a US weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter planes.

Yet, Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country.


http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007270459

Commander: IRGC Equips High-Speed Vessels with Home-Made Missiles
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps announced that the IRGC has equipped its high-speed and highly-functional vessels with home-made missiles capable of destroying different targets.



"The IRGC has mounted missiles on small vessels as well as high-speed vessels which enjoy high capabilities," Lieutenant Commander of the IRGC Naval Forces Alireza Tangsiri told FNA on Tuesday.

He underlined the home-grown nature of the missiles and speedboats used by the IRGC, and said, "The IRGC has the honor to produce all its needed vessels, equipment and missiles and at present we are witnessing production of various types of vessels by the force."

Iran has been pushing an arms development program in recent years in a bid to reach self-sufficiency. Tehran launched its arms development program during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war on Iran, to compensate for a US weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own jet fighters and armored vehicles as well as radar-evading missiles and other high-tech weapons.

Yet, Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced in August that the country's Navy has equipped its new high-speed vessels named 'Zolfaqar' with 'Nasr 1' cruise missiles capable of destroying 3-ton weighted vessels.

"The Zolfaqar vessel is considered as a new model of the vessels of the same class which is capable of conducting operations in different marine conditions thanks to its sea-to-sea missiles and proper speed," Vahidi said at the time.

Reminding that the vessel has been strengthened with the Nasr 1 cruise missile, he reiterated, "The sea-to-sea cruise missile with high destructive capability and targeting power has immensely increased the vessel's power."

Nasr 1 is a short-range coast-to-sea and sea-to-sea missile which can be fired from coasts and all types of vessels.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007270768


Iran building new fighter jet, submarine


Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says Iranian military experts are manufacturing a new fighter jet as well as a new submarine.


“The program of building this aircraft is underway in collaboration with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF),” IRNA quoted Vahidi as saying Saturday.

He added that diversifying, maintaining, promoting and upgrading warplanes indicates the genius, knowledge, and progress of Iran's defense industry.

Vahidi also announced that a new advanced submarine would be delivered for use to Iran's Navy in the next months.

“This submarine is technology advanced, enjoys great maneuvering power and capability for subsurface operations, and is equipped with advanced weapons,” said Vahidi.

"Iran is the only country in the Muslim world capable of designing and building submarines."

Vahidi also announced the unveiling of a new cruise missile named “Zafar” (victory) by Iran's armed forces.

Iran has started a self-sufficiency campaign in the defense industry and has launched numerous military projects since the 1979 victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Iran has repeatedly said that announced its military might will be used to defend its territory against aggressors and that its military doctrine is based on deterrence.

MAB/HGH

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/207327.html

Iran builds reconnaissance multipurpose UAV

ISNA - Tehran
Service: Science

TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iranian scholars have built an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) which can be used in different reconnaissance, imaging, military and non-military observation missions.
The Managing Director of the company built the vehicle Ehsan Rahmanian said, “The drone enjoys a high potentiality and can carry out various military and non-military missions including patrolling, reconnaissance and monitoring woods and pastures.”
“The drone is named “Shir Dal”. It is taken from a mythological creature in Persepolis with the body of a lion, head of an eagle and the ears of a horse,” Rahmanian told ISNA.
Saying the drone weighs 30 kg, he added, “It is completely unique and is build locally .We have built two of the kinds so far and for the time being we are in the stage of autopilot installing systems and the flight tests."
He said, "The drone is able to carry different imaging and information systems specified for the UAVs."
He added, “We are able to produce the vehicle in a vast number. We are willing to build them in larger sizes and in this regard we are signing contracts with different military and non-military centers.”
“The final cost for Shir Dal multipurpose UAVs would be about $ 50 thousands,” he continued.
Iran unveiled its first domestically-manufactured UAV named Karrar in on August 22, 2010.
The country also opened the production line of two domestically-built UAVs with bombing and reconnaissance capabilities on the same occasion.
Iran also successfully tested a home-made radar-evading UAV in June 2009.
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http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1893089&Lang=E

Iranian lookouts equipped with advanced shoulder-fired launchers
TEHRAN – Iranian air defense units’ lookouts have been equipped with advanced shoulder-fired rocket launchers, enabling them to shoot down hostile aircraft, the Fars News Agency reported on Sunday.


According to the report, during the second stage of an aerial war game in east Iran on Saturday, lookouts carried out a combat operation, in which they were engaged in mock battles with hostile unmanned aerial vehicles.


In the operation, armed lookouts detected hostile UAVs and reported their location to the air defense command and targeted UAEs after receiving permission from the command post.


The aerial war game is being carried out to enhance Iran’s air defense.


During the second stage of the exercise, air defense units were also stationed in designated locations, and the military forces conducted electronic warfare drills.


The military forces countered the jamming attacks of the mock enemy and also practiced various tactics for attacking mock enemy targets utilizing radar.

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index.php/component/content/article/92731

Iran Tests Passive Radar Systems in Air Defense Drill
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran tested its passive radar systems and electronic warfare equipment in the massive air defense drills underway in the eastern parts of the country.



Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the air defense drills, Spokesman of the four-day exercises Colonel Abolfazl Sepehri told press tv that Iran's armed forces deployed the country's most up-to-date passive radar system and hardware for electronic warfare on Saturday.

Led by the Iranian Army's Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base, the armed forces also employed domestically-developed artillery, missile and composite defense systems to counter possible radar disruptions and enemy's telecommunications.

Sepehri told reporters that the Iranian forces applied certain strategies to further disrupt the navigational systems of the hypothetical enemies' flying objects.

Iran has recently renewed and upgraded the weapons and defense systems of its air defense units. Late in September, Iran equipped its air defense units across the country with large numbers of the home-made Mersad Air Defense Missile System.

On Sunday and in the third stage of the massive air defense exercises, the power, capability, weapons and military systems of the Rapid Reaction units of Iran's Air Defense Force were tested.

The Iranian Air Defense Force's rapid reaction units used their state-of-the-art, home-made weapons and systems, including multi-frequency radar equipment, anti-aircraft canons and different types of air defense missiles to force hypothetical enemy aircraft out of the country's air space.

Later in the drills, the rapid reaction units tested their ability against the hypothetical enemies' surprised night raids and blitzkrieg with full radio silence.

Colonel Sepehri voiced pleasure in his fully positive assessment of the performance of the rapid reaction units, saying that they have proved fully successful in repelling hypothetical enemy moves.

Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base started massive air defense drills in the country's Eastern regions on Thursday to test Iran's integrated air defense network and new anti-aircraft weapons.

Also on Sunday, Iran's Air Defense Force equipped its sentinels with state-of-the-art shoulder-launched rockets in a bid to increase their capability and power in defending the country's airspace.

The new man-portable air defense systems were tested in the second phase of the ongoing air defense exercises.

During the second phase of the drills finished on Saturday evening, air defense sentinels fired should-launched rockets at Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

A shoulder-fired rocket/missile, shoulder-launched rocket/missile or man-portable rocket/missile is a projectile fired at a target, small enough to be carried by a single person, and fired while held on one's shoulder.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007274211

Iran to Equip Navy with New Anti-Ship Missile Systems
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced that his ministry will equip the Iranian Army's naval force with newly produced coast-to-sea missile systems in coming days.

Speaking to FNA on Monday, Vahidi said that the missile systems will be delivered to the Navy this week, but declined to reveal any further detail.

He further reiterated that the recent blast at an IRGC base near Tehran which claimed the lives of 17 military personnel, including the head of IRGC weapons-production self-sufficiency department, did not at all disrupt the country's military progress and production.

Tehran launched an arms development program during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war on Iran to compensate for a US weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter planes.

Yet, Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country.

Late in September, the Iranian Defense Ministry supplied large numbers of the newly produced powerful ant-ship cruise missile, namely Qader (Mighty), to the naval forces of the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) to boost Iran's naval power.

Vahidi said at the time that Qader is an anti-ship cruise missile with a range of 200km and enjoys a short launch time and is able to hit all naval vessels, including frigates and warships, as well as onshore enemy targets.



http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007274297


Iran deploys advanced missiles
The rapid-response units of Iran's anti-aircraft system deploy the country's most up-to-date and domestically-built reconnaissance equipment that use various frequency ranges and missiles, says an Iranian military spokesman.


Iran's army carried out “timely and covert” operations against the hypothetical enemy's night attacks in complete radio and telecommunication silence in the latest military drills aimed at maintaining the readiness of a nationwide radar network, Fars news agency reported on Monday.

Spokesman for the four-day military exercises Colonel Abolfazl Sepehri said that the units disrupted the navigational systems of the hypothetical enemies' flying objects and succeeded in foiling imaginary enemy measures.

The rapid-response units have the capability to conduct any operation independently and act against the enemy's navigational threats through modern military techniques.

The latest operations come in the final phase of the drills that started in the eastern part of the country, and are aimed at heightening the level of preparedness against possible threats to the Islamic homeland's airspace.

The Thamen al-Hojaj war games began late on November 18 in Iran's eastern regions covering some 800 thousand square kilometers (500 thousand miles).

A large number of combat, intelligence and operational divisions of the country's armed forces in addition to numerous defense units participated in the latest military maneuvers.

Iran has repeatedly assured that its military might poses no threat to other countries, saying its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.

SF/MMA/MB

http://presstv.com/detail/211276.html

Iran launches new ballistic missiles



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUK7RJqCWxo&feature=relmfu

Iranian Army Day 2011



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mveMS8VHb80&feature=related

Iran to unveil new air defense products

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says the country will unveil new products in the air defense sector in the near future.


Iran has produced various types of hardware for defense purposes which will be made public soon, Vahidi told IRNA on Thursday.

The minister emphasized that Iran is fully vigilant against threats and cautioned that the Islamic Republic will strongly punish the enemy, should it make the “slightest mistake”.

He warned Western countries against posing threats against Iran, and reiterated that the Islamic Republic remains fully prepared to counter the threats.

The Israeli and US authorities have in recent weeks stepped up their aggressive war rhetoric against Iran.

On November 6, Israeli President Shimon Peres threatened that an attack against the Islamic Republic was becoming “more and more likely.”

Iranian officials have promised a crushing response to any military strike against the country, warning that any such measure could result in a war that would spread beyond the Middle East.

Iranian military officials have said that the US and Israeli threats against Tehran are rooted in the duo's fear of Iran's advancements in different spheres.

SF/GHN/MA
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/211979.html

IRAN MILITARY AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OHiBsq_gUY&feature=related

Iranian Navy Receives 3 Ghadir-Class Submarines
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Army's Navy expanded the fleet of its submarines after it received three more Ghadir-class submarines today, Iranian Army's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Saturday.



Speaking to reporters in a weekly press conference here in Tehran on Saturday, the Navy commander underlined that all parts of the submarines have been designed and manufactured by Iranian experts.

"All parts of these submarines, including their body and their advanced radar equipment and defense systems have been designed and manufactured by our country's defense experts and with the help of the Defense Ministry," he said.

Iranian commanders said earlier that Ghadir-class submarines have boosted the Navy's capability in defending the country's territorial waters.

The submarine has been designed and manufactured according to the geographical and climate conditions and specifications of Iranian waters, according to military experts.

Last August Iran launched four light and advanced submarines. The Ghadir-class submarines, made by the Defense Ministry's Marine Industries, officially joined Iran's naval fleet in an official ceremony attended by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi and Rear Admiral Sayyari.

Iran announced in June 2009 that a home-made submarine, named Ghadir 948, had joined the naval brigade of the first naval zone.

In November 2009, Iran announced that its first domestically built Ghadir class submarine launched operation.

The Iranian military said that the submarine can easily evade detection as it is equipped with sonar-evading technology and can fire missiles and torpedoes simultaneously.



http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007274899

Haven't reviewed it yet but it's definitly worth a look
U.S. AND IRANIAN STRATEGIC COMPETITION:
THE GULF MILITARY BALANCE (http://csis.org/files/publication/111102_Iran_Gulf_Military_Balance.pdf)
November 2, 2011

This analysis draws on the work of Dr. Abdullah Toukan and a series of reports on Iran by Adam Seitz, a Senior Research Associate and Instructor, Middle East Studies, Marine Corps University.

IRGC Armed with Large Numbers of Advanced Air Defense Canons
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force on Tuesday received a large number of air defense canons manufactured by the Iranian Defense Industries.

The 100mm air defense guns named "Sa'eer" were delivered to the IRGC Aerospace Force during a ceremony attended by the commander of the force, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the ceremony, Vahidi said the automatic system is assisted by a radar-optic interception system and could fire at targets without crew intervention.

The medium range gun operates at an improved precision compared to its counterparts.

The gun is capable of firing 12 to 15 shells per minute.

Vahidi had earlier informed the media that his ministry planned to supply new air defense systems to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

Also, the Iranian Defense Ministry on Wednesday supplied a large number of highly advanced coast-to-sea cruise missiles to the Army's naval forces.

The missiles were delivered to the Navy in a ceremony attended by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi and Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari.

The move came on the verge of the National Navy Day on November 28.



http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007275383

Revolutionary Guard received new anti aircraft automatic canons

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJzftX3GIno&feature=player_embedded

Jamaran Navy Ship Construction & Delivery ناو جماران



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0lgrC71Udw&feature=channel_video_title

Iran claims to shoot down US drone



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T7Dx8ilyFw&feature=player_embedded

Iran claims to shoot down US drone



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T7Dx8ilyFw&feature=player_embedded

Pentagon has admitted that the drone is in Iranian hands. What's interesting is that they were thinking about going into Iran and recovering the drone until they learned that Iran is in possession of the thing. If Iran knew where the drone was in some random remote mountain, then we were obviously tracking it. This gives the hacking claim real credibility.

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/05/9226787-drone-that-crashed-in-iran-risks-secret-us-technology


Anyhow, great achievement. We should all be proud. We are now in possession of a drone that has probably costed hundreds of millions of dollars in R&D. If we have indeed hacked it, then we're the first in history to achieve this. If it was shot down, then we're the second in history.

:cheers::cheers:

yes. I think we should rebuilt this now. :D

here is the spy drone from from the yanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiXlHtBMejg&feature=player_embedded

DAMN...

Now that would be hell of a priceless treasure if the news is true.China and Russia will be knocking Iranian doors on info about this treasure trove.Billions of $$$ spent on development only to drop on Iran's lap.Not that bad yeah...

Just imagine a reverse engineered US drone used to spy on US bases in the region.

And imagine if the UAV turns out to be a stealth UAV(which I believe most of them are) then its a hell of an achievement for Iran to actually detect it and bring it down which hints at the actual technological capability of Iranian military.

Take as much info as possible then sell it to Russia or China.

Take as much info as possible then sell it to Russia or China.

I wouldn't trust Russia on this.They are backstabbers.They proved that with S300.

Iran should keep it for itself and reverse engineer it.

I wouldn't trust Russia on this.They are backstabbers.They proved that with S300.

Iran should keep it for itself and reverse engineer it.

I think Russia sold S300 thec to Iran long time ago

Take as much info as possible then sell it to Russia or China.

screw em
they're the biggest snakes
Iran should only deal with China. We should immidietly get some HQ-9s and break a deal with them for drone tech. We need an engine for our Sofre Mahi drone.

http://i44.tinypic.com/10oi814.jpg
http://www.irandefence.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=63518&stc=1&d=1305632903

I think Russia sold S300 thec to Iran long time ago

nope, they decided not to sell it under American pressure. They do still provide us with some state of the art radars but that's basically it. We don't do that many deals actually.

what the yanks want is clearly a war. their aggressive, uncivilized, and wild behavior is showing that.

I think Russia sold S300 thec to Iran long time ago

As of now S300 is of no use for Iran.Israel and US know S300 inside out possibly with the help from the East European countries and they do have a very strong counter productive measures against S300.

Iran already has developed Bavar-373 which is believed to be as good as S300 but with a bit of surprises which will keep US and Israel guessing about its capabilities.

What Iran could possibly do is struck a deal with the China given the recent deployment of US troops in Australia which has given US more access to the South China sea and made the red dragon more angry and nervous.

Right now China is more desperate to get hands on anything that undermines US military capability.

screw em
they're the biggest snakes
Iran should only deal with China. We should immidietly get some HQ-9s and break a deal with them for drone tech. We need an engine for our Sofre Mahi drone.



Dont think so HQ-9s are that worth.It is just a Chinese version of S300.Maybe Iran should struck a deal with Chinese on the naval front given the vast advancement China has made on that part.

As of now S300 is of no use for Iran.Israel and US know S300 inside out possibly with the help from the East European countries and they do have a very strong counter productive measures against S300.

Iran already has developed Bavar-373 which is believed to be as good as S300 but with a bit of surprises which will keep US and Israel guessing about its capabilities.

What Iran could possibly do is struck a deal with the China given the recent deployment of US troops in Australia which has given US more access to the South China sea and made the red dragon more angry and nervous.

Right now China is more desperate to get hands on anything that undermines US military capability.

Russia backed and did not sell S300 unit itself but I think they sold the technology behind it. You can see clearly that Bavar-373 looks exactly like the as S300 and even government tells that Bavar going to be exactly good as Russian ditto, that’s makes you think.

China has little experience to copy and build the enemy military machines. But Russia and the United States since the Cold War spying at each other and stole information with help of their KGB and the CIA. Have it a lot.

Maybe but you must remember that China are in big need of nature recourses too. They have nukes and are not so scared or worry. Therefore in case of invasion of Iran I think China could make a deal with US that after invasion of your country they take Iran’s nature recourses and split it 50 to 50. Believe me it could happen if it wasn’t for Russia. Because Russia and Iran sharing Caspian Sea full of rich recourses and not least Russia sees Iran as a geopolitical partner. In order to strengthen my words I will remind you that Russia delivered and highly advanced complex radio executive and technical intelligence military unit named 1Л222 Автобаза witch can detect, hack, control and land down the flying objects, uav and planes. Witch Iranian army used it when they took down American drone.

Look at 1Л222 Автобаза(Avtobaza): http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-598.html.

Russia backed and did not sell S300 unit itself but I think they sold the technology behind it. You can see clearly that Bavar-373 looks exactly like the as S300 and even government tells that Bavar going to be exactly good as Russian ditto, that’s makes you think.


I just fail to understand this.

Its like you goto a shop to buy a Vacuum cleaner and pay the whole money for it and then instead of giving you the Vacuum cleaner the shopkeeper says that he will be selling you the "technology" behind it and not the Vacuum cleaner.Will you accept it ??

As far as I am concerned I surely ain't that dumb to accept the offer.

The technology behined Bavar-373 is surely S300 based but it was not obtained from Russia.It was obtained from Ukraine and Belarus who were desperate need of cash in late 1990 and early 2000.

China has little experience to copy and build the enemy military machines. But Russia and the United States since the Cold War spying at each other and stole information with help of their KGB and the CIA. Have it a lot.You are totally wrong in this.With your claim I think this is a horrible stereotype for the chinese defence industry which was true decades ago.

A country who can indigenously build an aircraft carrier,can send a man in space,can successfully destroy an incoming missile beyond the Earth's atmosphere only after United States surely does not sound like inexperienced to me.

I totally agree that right now China is much weaker to United States in terms of military power but it has surpassed Russia for sure.Russia is still finding it difficult to maintain the old Soviet arsenal.

Given the rate at which China is building its military and air power I am totally confident that by 2020 China and US will be neck to neck in terms of military power.



Maybe but you must remember that China are in big need of nature resources too. They have nukes and are not so scared or worry. Therefore in case of invasion of Iran I think China could make a deal with US that after invasion of your country they take Iran’s nature resources and split it 50 to 50.
China will never do that.If it wanted that way then we would had seen that in Iraq.Unlike US China does not have this habit of interfering in other countries affairs and defining world order.

And also no matter how loud the US regime plays the drums of freedom and democracy it is a well know fact that US is ruled by neocons and lobbyist and not by the elected government.

If nukes would had been of so much help then we wouldn't be seeing US troops rotting in Iraq and Afghanistan even after 10 years of invasion.

Believe me it could happen if it wasn’t for Russia. Because Russia and Iran sharing Caspian Sea full of rich recourses and not least Russia sees Iran as a geopolitical partner. In order to strengthen my words I will remind you that Russia delivered and highly advanced complex radio executive and technical intelligence military unit named 1Л222 Автобаза witch can detect, hack, control and land down the flying objects, uav and planes. Witch Iranian army used it when they took down American drone.
What are the sources for your claim ?

The Russians are too weak as an ally with Iran.They're too fickle in many respects specially when it comes to dealing with the West.They're happy to cut deals with the west and chicken out when they can't stand the heat.

Iran Manufactures High-Tech Drone
Students of an Iranian university were successfully able to manufacture and test a high-tech drone with electric jet engine.

The drone is an ultra-light working with two electric jet engines and is capable of flying with one engine. It is also capable of flying at a maximum speed of 250km and a minimum 50km per hour.
It took the students of Islamic Azad University in the city of Heris, East Azerbaijan province four months to design and manufacture the drone. It has been designed for 35 minutes reconnaissance mission at night.
Moreover, the air-craft can fly a distance of 10km and operates at an altitude of 9,000 feet. It can also transmit online scanning of the area to database on the ground.
http://mojnews.com/en/Miscellaneous/ViewContents.aspx?Contract=cms_Contents_I_News&r=897719

The Russians are too weak as an ally with Iran

Didnt know Russians are too weak for a superpower country like Iran , you are so funny:lol:

New smart missile named Mehrab launched in Velayat war game in Persian Gulf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAeY56YLC9c&list=UUXLIB7JEIrM4eeJ5KwWvDgQ&index=5&feature=plcp

Iran's military budget is barely larger than that of a small European country .

^^ Lolwut!?

Iran has a huge military, doing "sarbaz" is mandatory here if you don't go to the university, "daneshgah". The government spends alot on military purposes, recently they started a 10 year naval drill in the Persian Gulf also.

Read this whole thread before you post anything and get your facts right.

he said spending, not how big the military is ...

^^ Yes, i'm also talking about spending...

What i mean with the thing i wrote is that the government do spend alot of money to upgrade missiles etc. It seems like the West is wanting to go at war with Iran, and they are well-aware of this, so of course they spend to protect their nation.

^^^ you want a medal for that, may i ask how old you are and what your educational level is?

^^ Yes, i'm also talking about spending...

What i mean with the thing i wrote is that the government do spend alot of money to upgrade missiles etc. It seems like the West is wanting to go at war with Iran, and they are well-aware of this, so of course they spend to protect their nation.

Get your facts straight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures

Iran will be crushed if they make a mistake. Iran's whole military expenditure is 1 % of the military expenditure of the US.

Gentlemen, please respect one another's opinions and avoid insults.

Get your facts straight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures

Iran will be crushed if they make a mistake. Iran's whole military expenditure is 1 % of the military expenditure of the US.

So, then there is no reason that yanks say Iran is a danger.:lol:

What is in danger for yanks is oil and gas!!!

I originally intended to write something else in my previous post but i did not want to offend anyone which is why i put it in somewhat indirect terms of military budget expenditure .

But the point is that the US represents about 50% of the worlds defence spending the EU around 25% which means that US/Nato collectively represents about 3/4 of the worlds defence spending, of the remaining 1/4 another large chunk are represented by US and EU allies like Japan, S.Korea, Singapore, Australia the gulf states, Saudi Arabia etc, this means that the US and it's "friends" represents close to 90% of the worlds military spending and this does not only reflect budgets or military power but also geopolitics .

The best way for Iran to defend itself is simply to not give the US a pretext for war .

The best way for Iran to defend itself is simply to not give the US a pretext for war .

Or to get and create their own nuclear weapon, then the jackals and their leader will stop bullying and threat Iran. Don't forget that China stands completely behind Iran if something happens. I wish i could say the same thing about Russia. :ohno: But i hope that i am wrong.

China can't do anything about the US in the event of war neither can Russia their support will only go as far as politics at the UN level .

In comparing Russia and China's ability to intervene i think Russia is more capable of doing so than China, China is much more heavily dependent on the US and EU for it's economy and thus the communist parties own existence depends on it, Russia too is dependent on the EU but not alot on the US for it's economy or for it's political structure to survive .

In military terms the quality of the Chinese forces are still perhaps below those of the Russians, with regards capacity to deploy forces well China currently does not have the necessary air and sealift equipment and is too boxed in strategically to be able to mount any sort of military actions outside it's immediate borders, thus sending meaningful forces all the way to Iran is impossible for China meanwhile Russia can probably more easily just send tanks to Iran's northern region by crossing Azerbaidjan or the Caspian sea .

The most likely type of intervention would be if the US and it's allied forces do invade Iran and get half way to Teheran that Russia decides to intervene and send forces to Teheran basically a repeat of ww2's occupation of the southern regions by the British and the northern zone by the Russians, which would lead to some kind of stalemate but the question is wheter Russia would see doing something like this as worth the geopolitical and financial cost and effort to itself .

Truth is as Kissinger once said more or less that great powers do not commit suicide for it's client states or small allies, and indeed it is unlikely China or Russia would intervene militarily just as the USA was unable or unwilling to intervene beyond political means to save their pet Georgian regime from the Russians in 2007 .

Finally regarding acquiring nukes it would probably be the worst thing Iran can do because it would be the clearest pretext for a pre emptive invasion which means it would never get the chance to actually make them and in any case simply having nukes would not be much of a threat to the US or Nato, Pakistan has nukes yet it is bombed at will and without any deterrent effect from it's nukes on the US ... .

let me tell you something there is no evidence of iran producing nuke, so your whole argument fails, i rest my case.

^What the hell? No evidence? What the hell do ya think the world has been putting embargo on Iran for?

^What the hell? No evidence? What the hell do ya think the world has been putting embargo on Iran for?

first of all keep it civil brother, second of all read the IAEA reports they have yet to find a proof of iran building a nuke

^What the hell? No evidence? What the hell do ya think the world has been putting embargo on Iran for?

Strangely enough there is more evidence that South Korea has played around with Nukes than Iran. Go figure, if only politics was a fair sum game.

for the americans world means = USA, so case ended here!:lol:

just dont forget you don't need to prove anything to eachother(to all)

Iran to Unveil New Military Achievements in Days
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced that the country plans to unveil several achievements in the field of defense in the next few days.

Vahidi said new achievements in defense, aerospace and missile fields will be unveiled during the Ten-Day Dawn ceremonies from February 1 to 11, celebrating the victory of the Islamic Revolution back in 1979.

"Some of these key achievements have been mass produced and will be delivered to the Armed Forces as soon as they are unveiled to the public," Vahidi said.

The minister further noted that these achievements will once again prove the ineffectiveness of the sanctions imposed on Tehran by the West.

In December 2011, Vahidi unveiled 20 important projects in energy, nanotechnology, microelectronic, optic, laser, missile and naval fields.

Earlier this month, Vahidi announced that the country plans to unveil a home-made sea patrol aircraft within the next few weeks.

Vahidi said that the new aircraft is equipped with optical and radar subsystems and is capable of operating for long distances and can be used in maritime reconnaissance patrolling.



http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9010172751

for the americans world means = USA, so case ended here!:lol:Long story made short, and don't forget Israel! :lol:

Iran unveils laser-guided ammunition

Islamic Republic of Iran has unveiled smart laser-guided ammunition dubbed "Basir" manufactured by the country's military experts.


Islamic Republic of Iran has unveiled smart laser-guided ammunition dubbed "Basir" manufactured by the country's military experts.


Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi attended the unveiling ceremony in the capital Tehran on Monday.

The general said that it is the first time that such ammunition has been designed and manufactured by Iranian experts in the Defense Industry Organization.

He added that Basir is designed to destroy tanks, military vehicles, bridges, and other moving or non-moving targets with high precision. It is also capable of identifying and locating targets.

General Vahidi noted that the projectile, which has a range of 20 km, is very useful in mountainous areas.

Iran is among top five countries capable of producing smart weapons using indigenous technology, he added.

The Islamic Republic has made great achievements in the defense sector and gained self-sufficiency in essential military hardware and defense systems in recent years.

Tehran has repeatedly assured other nations, especially regional neighbors, that its military might poses no threat to other countries, insisting that its defense doctrine is merely based on deterrence.

AGB/HGH
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/223915.html

Iran unveils new smart weapons system called "BASIR"

Video:

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/223994.html

Iran unveils another part of its military potential as the US and Israel continue their threats against Iran's nuclear facilities. The latest item unveiled by Iran's defense minister is a smart ammunition system titled “BASIR”, its main objective is to enhance Iran's defense capability during military threats.


Iran's defense minister Ahmad Vahidi told reporters that BASIR put Iran among the five countries in the world with laser targeting technology. He said except US and Russia the three other countries have obtained similar systems through technology transfer. Vahidi insisted that the current project was the work of young Iranian experts in the country's defense industries and research institutions.

And this is how the system works according to Iran's defense industries.
An artillery shell is fired. It then falls into an electronic cone whose center is aimed at the target marked by a separate electronic device in the hands of an operator far away from the target.

Iran Starts Mass Production of Black Box
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Tuesday officially inaugurated the production line of black box for different types of airplanes and choppers.

The line was inaugurated in an official ceremony here in Tehran attended by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi and Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli.

During the ceremony, another line was also inaugurated for overhauling and optimizing low-altitude smart air defense system.

Addressing the ceremony, Vahidi said that optimizing the system will increase Iran's operation power in low-altitude and in defending sensitive and strategic areas against warplanes, choppers, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as well as air-to-ground missiles.

On Monday, the Iranian Defense Ministry unveiled the country's first home-made laser-guided smart munitions, called Bassir.

During the ceremony on Monday, Vahidi told reporters that the new munitions are suitable to target static and mobile targets with high precision strike.

Vahidi had earlier said that Iran plans to display several home-made achievements in different military and technological fields in the near future.

New home-made satellite carrier rockets, smart ammunition, aeronautic products, as well as new electronic and telecommunication devices will be unveiled, Vahidi told reporters after a cabinet meeting here in Tehran on Sunday.



http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9010173135

The best way for Iran to defend itself is simply to not give the US a pretext for war .


Bingo, I am not pro US government or war, however it is a much bigger and more powerful country than Iran and could destroy it in a second, I also think the US should leave Iran and other ME countries alone though.

People are stupid for not being able to live in peace.

Bingo, I am not pro US government or war, however it is a much bigger and more powerful country than Iran and could destroy it in a second, I also think the US should leave Iran and other ME countries alone though.

People are stupid for not being able to live in peace.

"could destroy it in a second" Woah, You might want to watch your language there partner

It was obviously an exaggeration but you got the point

I do agree with your posts but if they would attack Iran they would pay a high price.. Iran is a military superpower, this is the reason they only use sanctions as their "weapon", they are afraid of Iran's military might, they went in Afghanistan and Iraq, why don't they do the same with Iran for an example?

It's just that, Iran's military might even scares me (lol), at every airport in Iran you see lots of soldiers doing "sarbaz" (military exercise).

Iran's IRGC Navy receives new ballistic missiles

Video:

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/224838.html

Iran has produced new ballistic missiles. The short range ballistic missiles have been designed for the Naval Forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps.

Built by Iran's Defense Ministry, the Zafar cruise missiles can evade high tech radars and hit (http://www.presstv.ir/detail/224838.html#) any target in the sea. Speaking to Press TV, the defense officials say Iran's determination to design and produce ballistic missiles has no end in sight.

The Iranian commanders also said the country's missile defense system has equally progressed after test-firing advanced, mobile two-stage, solid-fuel ballistic missiles. The missiles' range brings within reach any target in the Persian Gulf and the sea of Oman.

Iran launched a new telecommunication satellite into orbit on Feb the third. According to US and Russian technical experts, Iran's recent space launch and missile test shows its rapid growth in missile technology, in which its engineers have mastered staging - a challenging technology necessary for developing longer-range missiles.

There's a good article in the New York times where a reporter interviewed many high up politicians and military folks in Israel on the whole Iran nuke situation and it seems the US and Europe want to continue with the sanctions for as long as possible, where as Israel believes 2012 is the last year it can wait and is itching to attack.
Some high up people in Israel see an attack on Iran as a mistake because an attack could only potentially delay the Nuclear program for just a few months, and with Hezbollah on its doorstep and Tel Aviv vulnerable to being bombed by Iran, an attack on Iran would be deadly. Some fellow from Mossad believed the better way of doing it was to try and convince the Iranian people and fund groups to over throw the regime themselves or something but Netenhanu or however you spell his name and is defense pal believe time is running out and that an attack would delay the nuclear program for 5 years so they are seriously convinced a strike on Iran is necessary whether the US likes it or not because Iran said it wanted to wipe Israel off the map.

ANYWAY

Should the US and Iran decide to battle it out, you won't see a US ground campaign against Iran, why? it would just be far too costly for the Americans, casualties would be high and public opinion would be low, they've just come out of a long campaign in Iraq and are still in Afghanistan and the financial burden would just be too much. Iran would be extremely tough for the US to crack in a ground campaign, there's a chance they could lose which would be unthinkable for them.
The US will use their superior Navy and Air Force and other technological know how to bomb Iran into submission, Iran I suspect will fire away the many lethal missiles at their disposal and try and drag the US into a costly ground war.

And I'll be paying an arm and a leg to fill my damn car!

There's a good article in the New York times where a reporter interviewed many high up politicians and military folks in Israel on the whole Iran nuke situation and it seems the US and Europe want to continue with the sanctions for as long as possible, where as Israel believes 2012 is the last year it can wait and is itching to attack.
Some high up people in Israel see an attack on Iran as a mistake because an attack could only potentially delay the Nuclear program for just a few months, and with Hezbollah on its doorstep and Tel Aviv vulnerable to being bombed by Iran, an attack on Iran would be deadly. Some fellow from Mossad believed the better way of doing it was to try and convince the Iranian people and fund groups to over throw the regime themselves or something but Netenhanu or however you spell his name and is defense pal believe time is running out and that an attack would delay the nuclear program for 5 years so they are seriously convinced a strike on Iran is necessary whether the US likes it or not because Iran said it wanted to wipe Israel off the map.

ANYWAY

Should the US and Iran decide to battle it out, you won't see a US ground campaign against Iran, why? it would just be far too costly for the Americans, casualties would be high and public opinion would be low, they've just come out of a long campaign in Iraq and are still in Afghanistan and the financial burden would just be too much. Iran would be extremely tough for the US to crack in a ground campaign, there's a chance they could lose which would be unthinkable for them.
The US will use their superior Navy and Air Force and other technological know how to bomb Iran into submission, Iran I suspect will fire away the many lethal missiles at their disposal and try and drag the US into a costly ground war.

And I'll be paying an arm and a leg to fill my damn car!

"Iran said it wanted to wipe Israel off the map"

When did "Iran" said that ?! First of all if you are referring to the speech the ahmadinejad gave like 6 years ago, you are wrong he never said such a thing, second even if that idiot said that, what do you mean "Iran" said ?!

Rick Santorum an american thinks gay people are animals, do people say "america" said gay people are animals ?! no they said Rick Santorum said that, one person, so "Iran" didn't say they want to wipe israel of the map, neo-can's say ahmadinejad did which he didn't, so yeah... on your other points you have some good analysis.

Sorry about that Persiantakavar I should have worded it better.
What I was saying was that a few of the higher ups in Israel will use that "wipe us off the map" regardless of the controversy surrounding what ahmadinejad really said or not as a pretext to attack Iranian nuclear program facilities before it is "too late" aka buried deep somewhere where their bombs won't penetrate. That's how they see it now: Iran with nukes = Israel destroyed.

Sorry about that Persiantakavar I should have worded it better.
What I was saying was that a few of the higher ups in Israel will use that "wipe us off the map" regardless of the controversy surrounding what ahmadinejad really said or not as a pretext to attack Iranian nuclear program facilities before it is "too late" aka buried deep somewhere where their bombs won't penetrate. That's how they see it now: Iran with nukes = Israel destroyed.

I know exactly what you talkin about, if i was in charge i would end the nuclear program as fast as i can. but uhh... i think the reason that the people in charge here might want a nuke is not attack israel or the united states but to guarantee their own safety, america is not going to attack a country with nukes, look at north korea for example since they built nukes no one in america may i say even "dares" to talk about NK and a regim change there, but anyway the IAEA says that iran is not building a nuke even the U.S. secretary of defense said they are not building a nuke, the reason that there is so much talk about iran nuclear program right now is that the election year is near and iran is the boogyman and with a boogyman and enough fear mongering you can get lots of votes in U.S.

just two days ago:

Khamenei:" Zionist regime is a cancer"
Tehran's supreme leader promises Iranian people the world will soon be rid of 'cancerous Zionist regime'; says Iran will help anyone fighting Israel
"The Zionist regime is a cancerous tumor and it will be removed,"


http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4184838,00.html

^^ lol

Who knows what that will happen next. All we can do is to wait and see.. it's sad that tensions between Iran and Israel are more tense than never before, both nations will suffer if a war or something would happen. ._.

I know exactly what you talkin about, if i was in charge i would end the nuclear program as fast as i can. but uhh... i think the reason that the people in charge here might want a nuke is not attack israel or the united states but to guarantee their own safety, america is not going to attack a country with nukes, look at north korea for example since they built nukes no one in america may i say even "dares" to talk about NK and a regim change there, but anyway the IAEA says that iran is not building a nuke even the U.S. secretary of defense said they are not building a nuke, the reason that there is so much talk about iran nuclear program right now is that the election year is near and iran is the boogyman and with a boogyman and enough fear mongering you can get lots of votes in U.S.
If NK launched a nuke on say Seoul in SK then I guarantee you NK would be attacked not only by the US but by a coalition of countries. The consequences of nuking another country these days would be huge. NK know that an invasion of SK would result in retaliation. I also doubt under Obama the US would attack Iran unless absolutely provoked, he seems keen on sanctions and local issues like the US economy which has finally picked up again than waging another war.

Iran Unveils Several Military, Technological Achievements
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Monday unveiled 21 new home-made achievements and projects in defensive and technological fields.



The projects were unveiled on the occasion of the Ten-Day Dawn, celebrating the victor of the Islamic Revolution back in 1979.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said that nine production lines have been inaugurated, which include those for advanced laser-guided systems of a cannon type, guiding systems of an anti-armor missile, a warning apparatus of a laser defense system meant to protect sensitive and important areas in the country, three advanced radars and a powerful microwave lamp.

He added that eight other products including thermal cameras, laser systems, air-defense, and electronic communications for submarines were delivered to Iran's Armed Forces.

Vahidi also noted that four research projects in the field of electronic warfare have been completed, which will enter the phase of industrial production in the near future.

The minister reiterated that the achievements would considerably increase Iran's defense powers.



http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9010173864

Iran Launches 21 Electro Optical Projects

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aYA38HaTtQ&feature=player_embedded


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VaF0SYu-3I&feature=player_embedded

Two new Submarines join navy fleet


Tehran, Feb 8, IRNA – Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Thursday that the two new submarines have been added to the submarine fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy.

Rear Admiral Sayyari noted that Ghadir-class submarines have been totally designed and manufactured by Iranian experts.

He pointed out that the submarines joined (http://irna.ir/News/Politic/Two-new-Submarines-join-navy-fleet/30809838#) the Iranian Navy's fleet concurrent with the 10-day-dawn marking the 33rd victory of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran.

'Two other submarines of the same type (Ghadir-class) joined the navy fleet concurrent with Velayat-90 navy drills in the east of the Strait of Hormuz, Sea of Oman, Gulf of Eden, and north Indian Ocean (http://irna.ir/News/Politic/Two-new-Submarines-join-navy-fleet/30809838#),' Rear Admiral Sayyari added.

All parts of the submarine, including fuselage, radar equipment, and advanced defense equipment have been designed and manufactured by the experts at the Islamic Republic of Iran's Defense Ministry.

High maneuver capabilities of Ghadir-Class submarine make it suitable for Iran's weather conditions.


http://irna.ir/News/Politic/Two-new-Submarines-join-navy-fleet/30809838

some iranian made weapons

http://www.jamejamonline.ir/Media/images/1388/02/30/X00907277469.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_okE2fz_Pef8/TVALN8dZvUI/AAAAAAAADC8/88Ak98Og_R8/s1600/3_8911181144_L600.jpg

HESA - SHAHED 285-A

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/0/6/9/1815960.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_okE2fz_Pef8/S8ryld1iMkI/AAAAAAAACLk/5wiUuiyfpbo/s1600/17_8901290941_L600.jpg

zolfaghar tank

http://www.mashreghnews.ir/files/fa/news/1390/8/11/106882_515.jpg

jamaran

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/112776_954.jpg

seraj speed boat

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/i71483_1-20-5.jpg

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/i71480_1-14-13.jpg

zolfaqar speed boat able to launch two nasr anti ship missiles

http://8200.6.img98.net/out.php/i87190_1-19-6.jpg

http://8200.6.img98.net/out.php/i87189_1-18-6.jpg

http://8200.6.img98.net/out.php/i87191_7-8812161115-l600.jpg


Khaybar KH2002

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TODqPAoHsFs/TYVHNOLDepI/AAAAAAAAAxM/tKN4LGkZIqw/IRAN_%252844%2529.JPG

http://www.irandefence.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=45846&stc=1&d=1251503073

Military radio transmitter:


http://www.ieimil.ir/sites/default/files/images/053-GBR-225-2.jpg

Battlefield automatic telephone:

http://www.ieimil.ir/sites/default/files/images/008-Bat-730_0.jpg

Battlefield digital radio relay:

http://www.ieimil.ir/sites/default/files/images/033-TRC-32-B.jpg


Manpack battlefield radio with frequency hopping:

http://www.ieimil.ir/sites/default/files/images/023-PRC-110R.gif

Military vehicle radio:

http://www.ieimil.ir/sites/default/files/images/030-VRC-110-H-2.gif

Tactical battlefield digital exchange:
http://www.ieimil.ir/sites/default/files/images/006--TDX-112.gif



Airborne ground communication pack:

http://www.ieimil.ir/sites/default/files/images/052-GBR-225.jpg

Airman/Pilot Night vision goggles:

http://www.ieimil.ir/sites/default/files/images/047-ANG-86-1.jpg


Anti-tank missile, Toofan:

http://www.ieimil.ir/sites/default/files/images/065-Toofan-1.jpg




Drones:

http://media.farsnews.com/Media/8506/ImageReports/8506120413/15_8506120413_L600.jpg


Misagh-2 MANPAD:


http://media.farsnews.com/Media/8411/ImageReports/8411170195/6_8411170195_L600.jpg

155 mm canon self propelled:

http://old.tehrantimes.com/News/11105/02_AM26.jpg

http://news.payvand.netdna-cdn.com/news/11/mar/Iran-155-mm-self-propelled-howitzer3.jpg

http://www.armyrecognition.com/images/stories/middle_east/iran/artillery/wheeled_self-propelled_howitzer/pictures/wheeled_self-propelled_howitzer_Iran_Iranian_army_006.jpg

http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-photos-multimedia/156164-made-iran-5.html

karrar uav.....range:1000 km

http://media.farsnews.net/Media/8905/ImageReports/8905310760/16_8905310760_L600.jpg

http://media.farsnews.net/Media/8905/ImageReports/8905310760/15_8905310760_L600.jpg

Iranian VHF radar (unspecified name):

http://www.ausairpower.net/VHF-Radar-Containerised-Iran-1S.jpg
Iranian phased array radar (unspecified name):

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/21600_837%7E3.jpg

qiam 1

http://www.trdefence.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Qiam-1.jpg

Fateh 110

http://i43.tinypic.com/i6dzf4.jpg

The fifth generation Fighter

http://soheilesy.persiangig.com/image/sofreh%20mahi/IRN_SofrehMahi01.jpg

fadjr-5
range:75 warhead:175kg

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/3_8902051647_L600.jpg

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/532103_orig.jpg

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/532100_orig.jpg

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/532101_orig.jpg

raad-2

http://up.iranblog.com/Files/cd422d08da784429b07e.jpg

fadjr-27

http://www.mashreghnews.ir/files/fa/news/1390/5/26/87059_961.jpg

I really hope that they are actually designed and made by Iranians, and not by hiring Rus/chin scientists and copying their crap.

^^ This.

also, iran increased it's spending for the military for more than 130%.

Soldier gear, protection and camo:

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/normal_IRAN_%2819%29.JPG

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/normal_IRAN_%28110%29.JPG


Automatic 25mm grenade launcher:

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/normal_IRAN_%2887%29.JPG

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/normal_IRAN_%2886%29.JPG

Iran made patrol hovercraft:

http://up.iranblog.com/5/1261183766.jpg

flying boat called bavar-2

http://previous.presstv.ir/photo/20100929/mortazavi20100929115144920.jpg

http://media.farsnews.com/Media/8907/ImageNews/890706/56_890706_L600.jpg
http://mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2010/09/576393_orig.jpg

mersad air defence system

http://www.mashreghnews.ir/files/fa/news/1390/8/30/111164_203.jpg

http://www.mashreghnews.ir/files/fa/news/1390/8/30/111161_913.jpg

http://www.mashreghnews.ir/files/fa/news/1390/8/30/111162_220.jpg

http://www.mashreghnews.ir/files/fa/news/1390/8/30/111163_352.jpg

http://www.mashreghnews.ir/files/fa/news/1390/8/30/111159_670.jpg

shahab-1

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/22_8508260142_L600_thumb.jpg

shahab-2

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/3lnea81e077nd6jepc51.jpg

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/01015283-scud-b_001b.jpg

shahab-3

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/8_8508110198_L600.jpg

qadr-1

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/IMG_0961%7E0.JPG

qiam-1

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/preview_n00050343-r-b-009.jpg

Air Surveillance Radar, TM-ASR-1

http://www.ieimil.ir/sites/default/files/images/014-TM-ASR-1.jpg

iranian made copy of Crotale air defense system called Shahab Thaqeb:

http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/5310/shahab1yh.jpg

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/3774/shahabradar.jpg

Iranian made IFF system:

http://media.farsnews.com/Media/8802/ImageReports/8802300660/2_8802300660_L600.jpg

zafar anti ship missile

http://www.mod.ir/sites/default/files/images/zafar11.preview.jpg

http://www.mod.ir/sites/default/files/images/zafar1.preview.jpg

http://www.mod.ir/sites/default/files/images/zafar10.preview.jpg

boragh

http://www.diomil.ir/images/product/Original/veig/boraqhull.jpg

homemade jeep

http://www.diomil.ir/images/product/Original/veig/tact14t.jpg

TAFTAN MINE CLEANER

http://www.diomil.ir/images/product/Original/veig/taftan1.jpg

HOWITZER 122 mm HM 40

http://www.diomil.ir/images/product/Original/aig/howitzer122.jpg

qadir submarine

http://www.aja.ir/portal/Picture/ShowPicture.aspx?ID=4cca1150-eb7d-40aa-bcec-8d0b227f8e3c

http://www.aja.ir/portal/Picture/ShowPicture.aspx?ID=7aff2f68-ddd0-4a8b-b02d-a33d902c9d5f

http://www.aja.ir/portal/Picture/ShowPicture.aspx?ID=3ddddc2e-a752-45b7-9637-abdd94f1cca9

joshan fregate

http://www.aja.ir/portal/Picture/ShowPicture.aspx?ID=e328574a-0d9a-448c-b4bb-f89bebda80bf

http://www.aja.ir/portal/Picture/ShowPicture.aspx?ID=29371bff-0774-4b9d-bc14-f635db141bcf

http://www.aja.ir/portal/Picture/ShowPicture.aspx?ID=ffef8850-3ba5-444c-8758-03b0d97a16cf

shafagh

http://www.warfare.ru/0702ey70/update/jan2005/2/vityaz.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2s9arh5.jpg

photo by IRN34

http://i41.tinypic.com/1hvuap.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/sndks8.jpg

photo by IRN34

http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/3869/kiloclass.jpg

photo by AJA.ir

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5395/kilo3.jpg

upgraded iranian made Hawk anti-air system called Shahin

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/81/shahin1.jpg

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/8379/shahin2.jpg

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/3928/shahin3.jpg

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/3548/shahin4.jpg

photo by ISNA

LOL

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/213760.html

I shouldn't be surprised, China's economy will completely crash if the U.S attacks Iran, from what i've heard China is one of Iran's main trade partners, still i never thought they would go this far.

valfajr torpedo

http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/07/02/113039812_PhotoL.jpg

sattar air to surface missile

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/i136608_rege-187-.jpg

qadr air to surface missile

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/i129843_rege-14-.jpg
basir laser guide artillery


http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/01_30_2012_13_12_32.jpg

mehrab surface to air missile

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/Multimedia%255Cpics%255C1390%255C10%255CPhoto%255C1526.jpg

http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/Multimedia%255Cpics%255C1390%255C10%255CPhoto%255C1521.jpg
home made 120 mm mortar

http://media.farsnews.com/Media/8907/ImageReports/8907031055/5_8907031055_L600.jpg

http://media.farsnews.com/Media/8907/ImageReports/8907031055/4_8907031055_L600.jpg

http://media.farsnews.com/Media/8907/ImageReports/8907031055/6_8907031055_L600.jpg

u can chill friend
most are here to look at building and city developmentss

Iranian Fleet of Warships Enter Mediterranean Sea
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Navy's 18th fleet of warships passed through the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea, an Iranian navy commander confirmed on Saturday.



The Iranian Navy dispatched its 18th flotilla of warships to the Gulf of Aden on January 21 to protect the country's cargo ships and oil tankers against the Somali pirates. The Iranian warships docked at the Saudi port city of Jeddah a few days later.
The Navy's 18th flotilla is comprised of Khark warship and Shahid Naqdi destroyer.

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Saturday that the warships have made their second ever journey through the Suez Canal following Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution in line with the orders of the Supreme Leader for having a stronger presence in the high seas.

He said that the fleet will convey the message of peace and friendship to the region and will demonstrate the Islamic Republic's might.

The two Iranian vessels, Khark and Alvand, had crossed the Suez Canal, a strategic international shipping route in Egypt, in February 2011.

Khark has 250 crewmembers and can carry three helicopters.



http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9010175256

We support you Iran, against the aggressive imperialists!!

Thanks, although many of us here want a democratic secular government that government should be installed by the people, with their priorities as the main goals for the government, not some western puppet.

Nice pictures

Commander: Iran produces 90 pc of its needed defense equipment


Tehran, Feb 19, IRNA - - Commander of Civil Defense Organization Gholamreza Jalali said on Sunday Iran manufactures 90 percent of its needed defense equipment.

He made the remarks in an interview with reporters on the sidelines of the First National Cyber Defense Conference in Tehran.

Jalali said Iran was a mere consumer of foreign-made weapons durin gpre-revolution era whereas it now manufacture 90 percent of its needed military hardware.

He said 'We cannot use software, hardware or protocols made by our enemies agains them, therefore we should have our own indigenized know-how for cyber defense.'.

“Iran can make use of its own scientific capabilities based on a national macro-cyber defense plan consisting of four elements of content and social network, defense network, offense and cyber defene industry (http://www.irna.ir/News/Politic/Commander,-Iran-produces-90-pc-of-its-needed-defense-equipment/30825736#),' the commander said.

Pointing to sanctions imposed on Iran, Jalali expressed hope that such sanctions will lay the foundation for making the country self-sufficient in cyber defense field.



http://www.irna.ir/News/Politic/Commander,-Iran-produces-90-pc-of-its-needed-defense-equipment/30825736

IRGC launches Val Fajr military drills in central Iran

Video:

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/227539.html

http://www.presstv.ir/images/icons/font_inc.gifhttp://www.presstv.ir/images/icons/font_nor.gifhttp://www.presstv.ir/images/icons/font_dec.gif
Iran plans to design, manufacture new military aircraft

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says the Islamic Republic has set up several projects intended to design and build new advanced stealth and fighter planes.


Speaking at the 11th Iranian Aerospace Society Conference in the capital Tehran on Monday, General Vahidi said that Iran enjoys considerable expertise to manufacture various military, fighter and passenger aircraft.

He noted that Iran has made great strides in the aviation industry through the design and mass production of its first home-made Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) fighter jet, which has joined Iran's air force fleet.

Brigadier General Vahidi highlighted that while a large number of world countries assemble airplanes under the license of a certain country, Islamic Republic of Iran produces domestically developed aircraft.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/227639.html

Iran has drone engine know-how

Iran has the know-how to build engines used in unmanned aerial vehicles (http://www.asianage.com/international/iran-has-drone-engine-know-how-376#) (UAV), an official said.
"We are building turbofan engines for a variety of UAVs," Iranian Armed Forces deputy Brigadier General Abdolkarim Banitarafi said on Friday.
The construction of the engines is a significant step in the direction of building indigenous drones, the state-run Press TV quoted Banitarafi as saying.
Turbofan is a type of jet engine widely used for aircraft propulsion. Iran has taken 'major steps' towards designing large Turbofan engines, Xinhua reported.
http://www.asianage.com/international/iran-has-drone-engine-know-how-376

Iran experts to build new passenger plane

Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announces plans to build new passenger planes, saying Iran will unveil a number of indigenous military and defense achievements next week.


“After making several types of military and non-military planes like ‘Saeqeh’ and ‘Iran 140,’ we are reviewing plans for manufacturing small passenger planes,” Vahidi told reporters on Monday.

He went on to say that experts have prepared the grounds for starting the project to manufacture planes with the passenger capacity of 50 to 100.

“These defense achievements have been designed and produced by committed Iranian experts,” Vahidi explained on the advancements that will be unveiled next weeks.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/228957.html

Seems Iran is making forward steps in the development of it's millitary capabilities, specifically air defenses. I want a nuclear weapon's free world, But I understand why some in Iran would want a nuclear weapon, as a deterrent. But Iran could even further it's millitary strength, if they stopped funding outside groups like Hezbollah and stopped spending money to pay the Basji to oppress the people. Imagine, all that money going instead to the Iranian millitary.

Iran to Increase Exports of Arms, Military Equipments
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Defense Ministry plans to increase exports of arms and military equipment to friendly and neighboring countries in the next Iranian year (starts (http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9012151809#) on March 20), a senior Iranian Defense Ministry official announced on Saturday.

Speaking to FNA, Iranian Deputy Defense Minister General Majid Bokayee stated that his ministry has initiated massive plans to promote arms exports.

"The issue of (arms) exports is one of the fundamental issues considered by the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, and great efforts have been made to increase military exports remarkably in the next year (March 2012-March 2013)," Bokayee underscored.

He pointed to the visit to Iran by Lebanese Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn and Iran's pledge to equip the Lebanese Army, and further added, "We will naturally have massive relations with the friendly and neighboring countries regarding arms exports."

During a meeting with Ghosn in Tehran in February, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi underlined Tehran's determination to provide all-out support (http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9012151809#) for Lebanon against the foreign countries and terrorists' threats, and also stressed that the Lebanese Army should be reinvigorated to the same end.

"Strengthening the Lebanese Army is one of the strategic policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Lebanon should have a powerful Army to defend its interests in the region," Vahidi reiterated.

In July 2010, a senior Iranian military expert said that the country is exporting arms and military equipment (http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9012151809#) to 40 world states at present.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9012151809

Boy, I sort of stumbled onto this thread..........I am not sure what the point of it is unless there are real techno-weapons geeks who are simply interested in engineering aspects or is this a pissing contest to see who has the biggest stick? After reading the some of the posts it is truly sad that this kind of rhetoric never seems to change from one generation to the next. That no one seems to learn anything from past experiences. Finger pointing, national security claims, cultural ignorance, lack of willingness to embrace differences, institutionalized religion using its beliefs as a cover to justify just about anything......discouraging. The short speech by one of the producers of an Iranian movie which won an Academy Award this year summed it up pretty well when he said it is just a handful of politicians with their own narrow vision of the world and not the people who make up the societies that lead us into these conflicts. I can only only hope that as technology continues to "shrink" the world we can be less fearful and suspicious. Somehow though maybe we just have not evolved enough as species yet to resist a primal behavior that seems to demand a violent response to generate some sort of short lived sense of satisfaction......that revenge somehow solves somethings.............like watching a gorilla pound its chest in a victory stance. Sorry for the soap box ..........:soapbox:

Iran self-sufficient in manufacturing naval equipment: Navy Cmdr.

Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the Islamic Republic has reached self-sufficiency in manufacturing naval equipment.


"We are now entirely capable of manufacturing naval equipment inside the country," utilizing the skills and capabilities of Iranian experts, IRNA quoted Sayyari as saying on Tuesday.

He noted that Iran is no longer in need of assistance from other states in the production of any naval apparatus due to the potentials of its young scientists and experts.

Sayyari also announced last month that the Islamic Republic has acquired the know-how to manufacture aircraft carriers.

The Navy commander argued that Iran's defense doctrine differs from that of the colonialists and is contrary to the expansionist policies of the hegemonic powers, adding the Islamic Republic's defense strategies are aimed at serving its national interests.

Iran has started a self-sufficiency campaign in the defense industry and has launched numerous military projects since the victory of the Islamic Revolution over 30 years ago.

The Iranian Navy launched its first domestically-manufactured destroyer, Jamaran, in the waters of the Persian Gulf in February 2010.

The 1,420-ton destroyer is equipped with modern radars and other electronic warfare capabilities. The country also unveiled its new submarine, named Ghadir, in 2007.

DB/MB/HJL

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/233482.html

Iran Navy clash with Pirates 2012 دستگيري دزدان دريايي توسط دريادلان

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOL4_5SlP-o&list=UUjN86qklv74m6KUG7x3gYig&index=1&feature=plcp

Scenes of fight and arrest of Pirates who hijacked a commercial vessel in Indian Ocean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af3L6OVDy9c&feature=plcp&context=C4612e23VDvjVQa1PpcFPdbwLcKCaqmEFAtlqFSY-6JX7LzyshdE0=

http://english.farsnews.com/Shares/img/print.gif (http://english.farsnews.com/printable.php?nn=9101141367) http://english.farsnews.com/Shares/img/email.gif (http://english.farsnews.com/mail.php?nn=9101141367&tt=Iran%20Unveils%20Modern%20Fire-Control%20System%20for%20Home-Made%20Zolfaqar%20Tank)

Iran Unveils Modern Fire-Control System for Home-Made Zolfaqar Tank
TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan on Wednesday underlined the army's high capability to produce different hi-tech military tools and weapons, including a modern fire-control system mounted on the home-made Zolfaqar Tanks.

"The (new) fire control system of Zolfaqar tank has been manufactured and unveiled and the laser telemetry devices have also been mounted onto the tanks. Zolfaqar can now vie with the world's most advanced tanks," Pourdastan told reporters on Wednesday.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9101141367

It's incredible the amount of technology that Iran has acquired, despite a military and commercial embargo that the west is trying to impose on Iran.

Yes.

But in the end the military technology does not benefit the people.

It's incredible the amount of technology that Iran has acquired, despite a military and commercial embargo that the west is trying to impose on Iran.

^^ The castro communist dictatorship in Cuba has an internal embargo on its people that consists of the government monopolizing all of the big commerces in the country, including foreign ones, and getting large percents of its profits. What bothers most is that while these stores charge in U.S. dollars (hypocritically using the "imperialists'" form of exchange), Cubans are paid in Cuban pesos, which have 26 times less values. This means that Cubans must pay exorbitant prices for every-day items like soap or food. Consider that at most,professionals will get paid 30 dollars a month; that means lots of people will go hungry and/or will resort to the black market.

I pray you do not follow any man that supports the oppression of another.

Look at the example of Chavez, he talks about many "good" things, but completely misses the mark when it comes to not supporting a brutal and oppressive communist dictatorship that treats its 11 million people as nothing more than slaves.

I cannot say that some of the things that the West does today are not wrong, but I cannot ignore the plight of a people who hunger under another government, either.

Therefore, I urge you to always do some research on the opposing sides

The oppression of ANY person, people, or nation should automatically equate to the ousting of power of the person, people, or government in charge.
Saludos!

Yes.

But in the end the military technology does not benefit the people.

:applause:

:applause:

Military tech can help people in 2 ways, either by conquest or defence. While our neighbors, iraq, afghanistan, libya, sudan, etc have been attacked we due to our capabilities have not.

So i would argue our military tech has benefited us.

yea but instead of that, if the country had correct policies they wouldnt be in such situation to need military power

at the end, it doesnt build houses, fill people's stomachs or help develop society

the obsession with defence is a result of ill policies and wrong decisions

Correct policies didnt protect the europeans against hilters germany, or asian pacific against the emparor of japan, or counless others who stood there while power hunger nations attacked...

Iran would have to give in to americas superiority complex to have "correct policies".

the europeans didnt have much of a correct policy either, or the pacific nations, aside, the situation in the world has changed

iran doesnt have to give in, just tell them to stop talking so much crap ;) thought that wouldnt make a difference, what u say is correct in general but the issue is that military in iran seems to be a source of "pride" for some while unemployment and many many many other issues are much more important to be solved

Iran is developing itself, despite the sanctions. Of course, the sanctions have caused alot of issues with it's political,economic and millitary developments. But this regime has got to go! It is corrupt and is hurting the true potential of the Iranian people.

Iran is developing itself, despite the sanctions. Of course, the sanctions have caused alot of issues with it's political,economic and millitary developments. But this regime has got to go! It is corrupt and is hurting the true potential of the Iranian people.:applause:

Yes.

But in the end the military technology does not benefit the people.

I think it does for at least three reasons:

1) The stronger and more technologically advanced Iran's military is, the less likely it is that Iran is going to get attacked.

2) It creates jobs for Iranians.

3) The billions of dollars that would be spent on acquiring foreign equipment if Iran didn't have an military industry, they remain in Iran.

True, but at the moment there's other sectors in Iran which could use the money funneled into developing military technology better.

Iran is in a huge need of developing its infrastructure, especially in the Khuzestan province where lots were destroyed during the Iran-Iraq war. Much has been rebuilt, but in general many roads, buildings etc need mass-renovation.

it is true,
there is always a better place to spend money for the people's well being; but unfortunately you are forced to spend money on military development, otherwise you are forced to buy their weaponry and depend totally on them. this is the well earning source for the west. so iran is doing right in developping their own.

I made this thread for the armed forces of Iran.. Salute to the brave men !



Unit Nohed-65,Special Forces of the Army (Artesh),the most skilled and trained unit in the armed forces:

http://mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2010/04/529130_orig.jpg

http://mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2010/04/529132_orig.jpg

http://mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2010/04/529135_orig.jpg

http://mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2010/04/529149_orig.jpg

http://mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2010/04/529152_orig.jpg

http://mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2010/04/529156_orig.jpg

http://mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2010/04/529159_orig.jpg

http://mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2010/04/529169_orig.jpg

damn...Bad-ass:rock:

It appears that height is a requirement to be a member. They look very tall.

http://mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2010/04/529130_orig.jpg

Yes salute the islamist mercenaries who are ruining this country even more while pumping money into hezbollah :clap:

in obohhate irane.keshvari ke arteshe ghavi nadashte baashe moft nemiarze!halaa hey emaaraato sangapore borj besaazan,bokhore too sareshon!

zende baad iran,zende baad irani,zende baad islam,zende baad jomhoorie islami

arteshe iran mofte haji

iran bere ta abad pool berize tu artesh

age mardom goshne bashan che fayedeyi dare?

k

arteshe iran mofte haji

iran bere ta abad pool berize tu artesh

age mardom goshne bashan che fayedeyi dare?

alan keshvarayi manande swisso otrisho suedo danmarko .... kheili badbakhtan na ? vay che khoob ke ma artesh darim vay che khoob ke tu iran harrooz rooznamenegarao daneshjuao o zanaro ... tajavoz mikonim beheshin akhjoon che obohati zan nesfe marde vay vay mardom ye mosht amaleye poolaki shodan vay mordam az obohato bozorgio shekouhmandi

arteshe iran mofte haji

iran bere ta abad pool berize tu artesh

age mardom goshne bashan che fayedeyi dare?

alan keshvarayi manande swisso otrisho suedo danmarko .... kheili badbakhtan na ? vay che khoob ke ma artesh darim vay che khoob ke tu iran harrooz rooznamenegarao daneshjuao o zanaro ... tajavoz mikonim beheshin akhjoon che obohati zan nesfe marde vay vay mardom ye mosht amaleye poolaki shodan vay mordam az obohato bozorgio shekouhmandi

This is a tricky subject:

1- look at the neighborhood Switzerland, Austria and Denmark are in and then compare to Iran!
2- People used to pick on the shah for strengthening the military, saying we have poor people, etc... which was true, but that same strengthened military is what stopped Iraq from taking over.
3-These photos aren't of modern day basijis who beat poor innocent people in the streets. These are people who will defend Iran's borders from invaders, regardless of who runs the country. I wish they were actually a bit stronger so they could counter the Pasdaran influence.

^^ i know, im was just simple referring to the whole "obohat" concept

having a military has less effect on obohat when the rest of the country is in a ditch


of course for a nation like iran a military is needed but to consider it as "obohat" is quite disturbing when the face of ur nation, ur president, looks like ...... astakhforellah

Arteshe Iran pashm ham nist ba havapeymahaye ghadimi, Arteshe Emarate zarfe yek rooz kole Iran ro age bekhad bombaran mikoneh, mesl kaf dast tahvil ma mideh. On chizi ke ast, man baeid midoonam arab ha kasi ro dashteh bashand, ke on tajhizat ro (Jet haye jangi va Tank hashon) ro betouneh estefadeh koannd, sheikh ha ke ahl inkarha nistand.

behtare dobaregh ba 4 ta khabar moft jomhori eslaami maghroor nashim, va jang dige baraye khodemon nasazim.

^^ i know, im was just simple referring to the whole "obohat" concept

having a military has less effect on obohat when the rest of the country is in a ditch


of course for a nation like iran a military is needed but to consider it as "obohat" is quite disturbing when the face of ur nation, ur president, looks like ...... astakhforellah

What is the obohat concept?

Obohat means grandeur

Obohat means grandeur

Thank you for telling me the meaning of that word, and yes the iranian armed forces have obohat. They have demostrated this through out their history.

baaw manzoore mano vel kardi gir daadi be obbohat???

baaw to daari hame chizo ye tarafe nigaa mikomi! har chi be jomhoori islami vasl baashe miterekooni!

^^ man asan kari alan be jomhuri eslami nadaram
Daram migam ke obohate keshvar tanha be arteshesh payband nist
Be hamechizeshe

whatever you think of regime or not, be supportive of your countries armed forces. i don't see a reason not to be. unless you are MKO or one of these exile Iranians who wish for US attack

Iran unveils futuristic-looking fighter jet, designed, built domestically
http://news.asiaone.com/A1MEDIA/news/02Feb13/20130202.192312_iran.jpg

TEHRAN - Iran on Saturday unveiled a fighter jet it said was designed and built domestically, with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad touting it as "one of the most advanced" aircraft in the world.

State television footage showed the grey, futuristic-looking aircraft, code-named Qaher (Conqueror) F-313, displayed in a hangar.

The warplane "is among the most advanced fighter jets in the world", Mr Ahmadinejad told defence ministry top brass at the unveiling, media reports said.Read more (http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20130202-399656.html)

I think this thread should be merged with the The Armed Forces of I.R. of Iran thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1582131&highlight=military) :okay:

^^ i agree
Male a big Military thread and put them all in there

That jet is a mock up as stated by AN and the staff present at the ceremony. It's barely a 1:1 mock up btw. They also showed a jet flying which also turned out to be a smaller version of this jet (technically an RC plane but bigger).

There's a complete set of specs available for the final version but I don't think anyone would be interested here on this forum so I won't bother. Just wanted to tell you guys that it's indeed a mock up as stated by the staff themselves.