|
|
| a |
Naval
Forces News - Iran |
| |
|
| |
| |
Iran
launched a new missile frigate, two hovercrafts and two Qadir class
light submarines |
| |
In a
ceremony attended by Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah
Sayyari in Iran's Southern port city of Bandar Abbas, hovercrafts BH7
which had been overhauled by local experts and SRNX whose Iranian name
is Tondar (Thunderbolt) and has been manufactured through indigenized
technology joined the Navy's fleets in Iran's Southern waters. |
|
 Iranian
Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said earlier in September
that the hovercraft has been designed and developed by Iranian experts
in two models for combat and transportation missions |
|
Iran
unveiled the highly advanced home-made Tondar which can launch missiles
and serve as launch pad for drones in a ceremony earlier this month.
Addressing a ceremony to unveil the hovercraft at the time, Iranian
Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said that the hovercraft
has been designed and developed by Iranian experts in two models for
combat and transportation missions, and that the combat model is called
'Tondar'. |
|
 Iran
launched a new missile launching frigate, two hovercrafts and two Qadir
class light submarines in its waters in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday
(Note the Russian made Kilo class submarines in the background) |
|
Vahidi
further announced that Tondar can be equipped with different types of
weapons produced by the Iranian defense industries, including rockets,
guns and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). |
|
Also on Wednesday 28th, the hull of a Sina-7 missile-launching frigate
was launched in a ceremony in Iran's Southern port city of Bandar Abbas
this morning on the occasion of the National Day of Navy |
|
The
minister said that Tondar can be used for "coastal patrolling,
as a command vessel, offensive reconnaissance operations, mid-range
amphibious missions, asymmetric defense, as a personnel and equipment
carrier for logistical support for islands and coastal areas or as a
sea ambulance for relief and rescue missions".
He further added that the new hovercraft will increase the combat and
reconnaissance capabilities as well as the mobility of the Iranian Armed
Forces.
From: Fars News Agency |
