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Iran Producing Advanced Anti-Armored Missiles
2016-12-27 Read More...
“Important measures have been taken in the field of top attack weapons and producing smart rockets and anti-armored missiles and with different extra capabilities,” Head of Iran Ground Force’s Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization General

Iranian, South African Defense Ministers Sign MoU
2016-12-21 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his South African counterpart Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula in a meeting in Pretoria last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to broaden their mutual cooperation, Fars

Iranian Ground Force Unveils 2 New Drones
2016-12-19 Read More...
The Iranian Ground Force unveiled two new home-made drones during last week’s the massive ‘Mohammad Rasoulallah (PBUH) 4’ wargames, Fars News Agency (FAN)

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 Unveils New Naval Products
2016-12-01 Read More...
The Iranian Navy unveiled new products in a ceremony participated by the country's high-ranking Commanders in Tehran on Tuesday, Fars News Agency (FAN)

Iran Plans to Buy Sukhoi Su-30 Fighter Jets
2016-11-28 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan stated Tehran’s plan to buy Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets from Russia, adding that Moscow’s anti-terrorism flights in Syria from Iran’s Western airbase of Nojeh might resume in future, Fars News

Iran, China Sign Defense-Military Agreement
2016-11-16 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his Chinese counterpart General Chang Wanquan (photo), in a meeting in Tehran earlier this week, signed an agreement to further develop defense and military cooperation between the two

Iran Expanding Airborne Force’s New Bases
2016-11-14 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour announced that the newly-founded IRGC Airborne Force is setting up new bases in different parts of the country, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Unveils New Short-Range Radar System
2016-10-25 Read More...
Iran on Saturday unveiled a new short-range radar system, named “Matla al-Fajr 3”, that traces targets 500km in range, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Tests Active Protection System on Zolfaqar Tanks
2016-10-21 Read More...
Iran tested its first home-made Active Protection System (APS) mounted on Zolfaqar tanks on Wednesday, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Saudi Arabia, Iran Vie Naval Supremacy
2016-10-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia last week began its naval war games that included live fire exercises in the Arabian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil

Iran to Unveil 3 New Long-Range Ground-to-Ground Missiles
2016-10-07 Read More...
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced his country’s plan to unveil 3 new long-range ground-to-ground missiles by the end of the current Iranian year (started on March 20), Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Unveils Own Drone from RQ-170 Class
2016-10-04 Read More...
Iran’s latest drone product was unveiled on Saturday in a ceremony in the presence of Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran, Italy Stage Joint Naval Wargames
2016-09-29 Read More...
Iranian and Italian Naval Forces held joint exercises in Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran to Build Heavy Turbojet Engines in 2 Years
2016-09-20 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced that the country will start manufacturing heavy turbofan and turbojet engines in the next two years, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Launches High-Speed Chopper-Carrier Vessel
2016-09-15 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Second Naval Zone General Ali Razmjou announced that the IRGC Navy has launched a long-range high-speed vessel capable of carrying military helicopters, Fars News Agency (FNA)

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