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| Iran Navy gets four new subs |
| 2010-08-09 |
| TEHRAN: Iran's state media say the country's navy has taken charge of four new Iranian-built submarines as part of Tehran's efforts to upgrade its defense capabilities. The official IRNA news agency says Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi and Navy chief Adm. Habibollah Sayyari attended Sunday's ceremony marking the delivery of the vessels to the Iranian Navy. Iran has sought to upgrade its air defense systems and naval power, saying any possible future attacks against Iran will be air and sea-based. The navy already owns seven submarines of this type which weigh 120 tons and were first launched in 2007. Iran has described the Ghadir as stealth submarines, hardly detectable by sonar and aimed at coastal operations in shallow waters, notably in the Gulf. The vessel is based on North Korean models of the Yono class and can shoot torpedoes, but their main tasks appear to be moving commandos, laying mines and reconnaissance missions, experts say. Iran's inventory of submarines patrolling Gulf waters also includes up to three Russian-built Kilo class diesel submarines bought in 1990s and a Nahang, an Iranian-built light sub weighing 500 tons that was first launched in 2006. In 2008 Iran started building a new submarine named Qaem which is due to be launched within days, Iran's army chief Ataollah Salehi said last week, describing it as "semi-heavy" and capable of operating in the high seas such as the Indian Ocean or the Gulf of Aden. Little information has been released about this home-produced vessel, which is said to be capable of firing missiles and torpedoes. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 Targets, and, somebody is forcing somebody to buy a lot of "mill" hardware that somebody does not have that big a gross national income, couple that with a refinery blowing up just a couple of days ago....... The game is getting interesting. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Sneanter5700 2010-08-09 17:54 |
| #4 Iranian built you say |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-08-09 17:09 |
| #3 Targets. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-08-09 11:42 |
| #2 Only the truly |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-08-09 08:48 |
| #1 Recycled soda cans. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-08-09 08:27 |
