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Iranian Defense Minister Unveils 3 New Home-Made Products
2016-06-02 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan unveiled three new home-made products in Tehran on Wednesday (photo), Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Launches Light Weapons, Shoulder-Launched Missiles Plants
2016-05-27 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan (photo), in a ceremony earlier this week, inaugurated new industrial complexes to build state-of-the-art light weapons and shoulder-launched missiles, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Equips M60 Tanks with Anti-TOW Jamming System
2016-05-18 Read More...
Iranian Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmadreza Pourdastan announced that the country has equipped its M60 tanks with jamming systems to disturb performance of TOW and other anti-tank guided missiles, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Developed Own Version of US Phalanx Defense System
2016-05-12 Read More...
A senior Iranian Navy Commander announced that his country has developed the home-made version of the US close-in weapon system for defense against anti-ship missiles, called Phalanx, adding that it will be delivered to the Naval forces soon, Fars

Iranian Navy to Stage 20 Specialized Drills This Year
2016-05-06 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari (photo) blasted the US officials for their remarks against Iran’s wargames in the Persian Gulf, and said his forces will hold 20 specialized exercises in the current Iranian year (started on

Iranian Navy to Stage Massive Wargames This Year
2016-04-29 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that his forces will stage massive wargames in international waters this year, adding that other specialized drills using missiles and submarines are also on agenda, Fars News Agency

Iran Displays First Battalion of S-300 Missile Defense System
2016-04-19 Read More...
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) displayed several squadrons of its operational fleet in an air show on the national Army Day on Sunday, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Unveils New Military Products on Army Day
2016-04-15 Read More...
Iran unveiled its latest home-made military products on Wednesday in a ceremony participated by Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iranian Ground Force Starts Massive Security Exercises
2016-04-13 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force started massive wargames in the Southeastern parts of Iran on Tuesday morning, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran to Boost Penetration Power of Military Warheads
2016-04-08 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced plans to boost the penetration and destructive power of missile payloads along with the much improved precision-striking capability, Fars News Agency (FNA)

US Would “Veto” Sale of Russian Su-30 Fighter Jets to Iran
2016-04-07 Read More...
Head of Russian Foreign Ministry’s Administration for Security and Disarmament Mikhail Oliyanov said Moscow can sell Sukhoi-30 fighter jets and T-90 tanks to Iran as there are no international

Iran Producing Speedboats Cruising at 80 Knots
2016-04-05 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi (photo) declared that the IRGC has built modern speedboats cruising at 80 knots, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran’s Ballistic Missiles “Can Hit Targets at 2,000 Km in 12 Minutes”
2016-03-15 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said Iran’s ballistic missiles can fly 400km above the ground to hit targets at 2,000km within 12 to 13 minutes, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles; U.S. Raises Concerns
2016-03-11 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday fired 2 home-made “Qadr “' ballistic missiles from the Eastern Alborz Mountains at a target in Iran’s Southeastern Makran seashore some 1400km away, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported.

Iran to Inaugurate Karrar Battle Tank Within Days
2016-03-08 Read More...
Commander of Iranian Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan (photo) said the new Iranian battle tank, “Karrar”, will come into operation in a special ceremony within days.Speaking to Fars News Agency (FNA), the Iranian Commander said

Iran, India to Stage Strategic Naval Exercises
2016-03-02 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari (photo) said the country seeks to stage joint strategic drills with the Indian Navy, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported.Sayyari announced the decision last Thursday during a meeting in Tehran with

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