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Iran to Enhance Equipment of Rapid Reaction Forces
2018-04-10 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari announced plans to further enhance the power and equipment of rapid reaction forces, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran’s Air Force Commander Tests Overhauled F-5 Fighter Jet
2018-03-30 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Air Force Brigadier General Hassan Shahsafi piloted a recently overhauled Northrop F-5 in a final flight test at Vahdati Airbase in Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Unveils New Anti-Armor Missile
2018-03-01 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday unveiled a new anti-armor missile, ‘Azarakhsh (Lightening)’, and inaugurated an aviation training center, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Names New Commander for Navy’s Special Forces
2018-02-22 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi appointed a new Commander for the IRGC Navy’s Special Forces, Fars News Agency (FAN)

Iran Building “Exclusive” Anti-Armored Missile Launcher
2018-02-14 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari announced that the country’s experts are working on a unique project to produce an advanced anti-armored missile launcher, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Starts Producing Drones Equipped with Smart Bombs
2018-02-08 Read More...
Iran inaugurated the production line of a type of tactical drones named Mohajer 6 with the capability to carry smart bombs with high precision-striking power, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iranian Navy Test-Fires Long-Range Qadir Cruise Missile
2018-01-26 Read More...
The Iranian naval forces for the first time tested the home-made long-range Qadir cruise missile during the wargames that took place in the Sea of Oman earlier this

Iranian Army Conducts Large Scale Joint Military Exercises
2018-01-24 Read More...
Iranian Army started large scale joint military exercises codenamed ‘Muhammad Rasoulallah’ (the messenger of God) along the Makran coastal strip in the country’s Southern and Southeastern regions, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Tests Active Protection System on Home-Made Tanks
2017-11-22 Read More...
Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan announced his country has successfully tested active protection system on its home-made tanks, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iranian Chief-of-Staff Receives Pakistani Counterpart
2017-11-08 Read More...
The Chief-of-Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri and Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa in a meeting in Tehran underlined the need to expand defense and military cooperation between the two

Iran Appoints New Army, Navy Commanders
2017-11-07 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei made new appointments in the country’s top military brass, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Unveils New Advanced Radar System
2017-11-01 Read More...
The Iranian Defense Ministry in a ceremony on Monday unveiled a new state-of-the-art radar system named “Afaq” for coastguard forces, according to Fars News Agency

Iran Vows to Continue Missile Developments
2017-10-23 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement on Thursday blasted the recent remarks by US President Donald Trump against the IRGC, stressing that it will continue progress in missile industries, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Omani Air Force Commander Meets Iranian Defense Minister
2017-10-13 Read More...
Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) Air Vice Marshal Matar bin Ali al-Obaidani held separate meetings with Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces for International

Iran to Build New Destroyer by March 2018
2017-10-06 Read More...
Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that the country’s experts will build a new destroyer in the current Iranian year (ending on March 20), Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Unveils New Long-Range Ballistic Missile
2017-09-26 Read More...
Iran unveiled on Friday new home-made long-range Multiple Independently Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV), named ‘Khorramshahr’, during the nationwide military parades, Fars News Agency (FNA)

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