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Iran to Unveil New Surface, Subsurface Vessels
2017-09-29 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that the country will unveil new home-made surface and subsurface vessels in the current year (started on March 20), Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran’s Army Airborne Unit Developing Night Vision Systems
2017-09-05 Read More...
Iranian Army Airborne Commander General Yousef Qorbani announced development of night vision systems and long-range missiles, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Develops 3 New Defense Systems
2017-09-01 Read More...
Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced that the country’s experts have developed three new systems, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Mass-Producing Talash Missile Defense System
2017-08-30 Read More...
Deputy Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base General Abolfazl Sepehri-Raad announced mass-production of Iran’s home-made missile defense system, Talash (endeavor), adding that a new missile has been mounted on it for destroying high-altitude

Iran Appoints New Army Commander
2017-08-23 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed a new Commander for the Iranian Army and Second-in-Command for the Iranian Armed Forces’ Chief-of-Staff, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Turkish, Iranian Chiefs-of-Staff Meet in Ankara
2017-08-18 Read More...
Top Iranian and Turkish Military Chiefs in a meeting in Ankara discussed ways to improve the two countries’ security, particularly in border areas, and continue the fight against terrorism, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Test-Fires New Missiles on F-7 Fighter Jets
2017-08-16 Read More...
A senior Iranian Commander announced that the country has successfully mounted and tested new missiles on its F-7 warplanes, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iranian Parliament Boosts Defense Power Under New Bill
2017-08-15 Read More...
The Iranian Parliament’s bill to counter the US actions in the region and Washington’s sanctions against Tehran requires the Defense Ministry and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force to increase Iran’s defense and deterrence

Iran Improves Own Version of S-300 Missile Shield
2017-08-11 Read More...
Iranian President Rouhani’s pick for the post of Defense Minister revealed that the country has improved and upgraded the technology of its home-made version of the Russian S-300 missile defense system, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Co-Producing Drones With Russia
2017-08-01 Read More...
Chairman of the Iran Aviation Industry Organization Amir Karim Bani Tarafi announced that Tehran is cooperating with Moscow in building different types of drones and their exports to

Iran to Launch Own Version of S-300 Missile Shield by 2018
2017-07-12 Read More...
Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced that the home-made version of the sophisticated Russian S-300 missile defense system, dubbed as Bavar (Belief) 373, will be launched by the next Iranian year

Iran’s Ground Force Expanding Drone Fleet
2017-04-18 Read More...
Iranian Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari announced that the number and range of drones used during the Ground Force’s operations across the country are increasing, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Confirms Recent Missile Test
2017-02-03 Read More...
- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan confirmed that his country has tested a missile recently, describing it as part of Iran’s defense programs, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Increasing Ballistic Missiles Production
2016-12-08 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced that his country has increased the number of its ballistic missiles, while increasing their precision-striking capability, Fars

Iran Starts Production of Zolfaqar Missiles
2016-09-27 Read More...
Iran launched production line for its first solid-fuel pin-point precision and long-range missile dubbed Zolfaqar on

Iranian Navy to Stage 20 Drills by February
2016-06-27 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari (photo) announced that his forces plan to stage 20 wargames by February, and said the country is now capable of building fully home-made destroyers, Fars News Agency (FNA)

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