jagalman
23-03-2007, 09:47 PM
23/03/2007 Iran's navy started on Thursday more than a week of war games in the Persian Gulf using small vessels carrying missile launchers and tactical submarines. The exercises are the latest in a series of maneuvers staged by Iran's military in the Persian Gulf region.
State television said the war games staged by Iran's regular naval forces "showed their defensive power for protecting the Persian Gulf". It said the maneuvers would last until March 30.
On Wednesday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that Iran would hit back with everything it has if attacked over its nuclear program.
The latest war games were taking place in the middle and northern Persian Gulf and involved small vessels with missile launchers and tactical submarines.
State television said the exercises involved Iranian-made equipment.
In previous maneuvers, Iran has tested advanced home-made missile systems and other weaponry. Alongside the regular military, Iran's Revolutionary Guards have also staged war games in the Persian Gulf in recent months.
http://www.manartv.com.lb/NewsSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=13875&language=en
Iran builds Whale-class Submarine
Iranian researchers have designed and built an "advanced" Whale-class submarine, the Fars news agency reported Wednesday.
The new submarine is adaptable to the "harsh environmental conditions" of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, a member of the project, Majid Heydari Mourcheh-Khorti, told Fars.
He said that the "competitive" capabilities of the submarine had been proven after 700 hours of testing compared with foreign models.
"This Whale-class submarine has successfully passed all naval tests and is ready for operation," he said.
Iranian scientists carried out all the design and construction work of the submarine after 10 years of research without reliance on foreign assistance, Mourcheh-Khorti said.
"This is the only advanced submarine designed and built with a variety of operational capabilities adaptable to the harsh environmental conditions of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman in accordance with the Army's needs," he added.
http://www.manartv.com.lb/NewsSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=12890
State television said the war games staged by Iran's regular naval forces "showed their defensive power for protecting the Persian Gulf". It said the maneuvers would last until March 30.
On Wednesday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that Iran would hit back with everything it has if attacked over its nuclear program.
The latest war games were taking place in the middle and northern Persian Gulf and involved small vessels with missile launchers and tactical submarines.
State television said the exercises involved Iranian-made equipment.
In previous maneuvers, Iran has tested advanced home-made missile systems and other weaponry. Alongside the regular military, Iran's Revolutionary Guards have also staged war games in the Persian Gulf in recent months.
http://www.manartv.com.lb/NewsSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=13875&language=en
Iran builds Whale-class Submarine
Iranian researchers have designed and built an "advanced" Whale-class submarine, the Fars news agency reported Wednesday.
The new submarine is adaptable to the "harsh environmental conditions" of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, a member of the project, Majid Heydari Mourcheh-Khorti, told Fars.
He said that the "competitive" capabilities of the submarine had been proven after 700 hours of testing compared with foreign models.
"This Whale-class submarine has successfully passed all naval tests and is ready for operation," he said.
Iranian scientists carried out all the design and construction work of the submarine after 10 years of research without reliance on foreign assistance, Mourcheh-Khorti said.
"This is the only advanced submarine designed and built with a variety of operational capabilities adaptable to the harsh environmental conditions of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman in accordance with the Army's needs," he added.
http://www.manartv.com.lb/NewsSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=12890