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Iran Unveils Massive Underground Missile Base
2015-10-21 Read More...
Iran released for the first time last week a video report showing one of its underground missile bases, local media outlets reported. Located 500 meters under the ground, the base contains several kinds of advanced missiles and rocket

Iran Mounts Chaff Flare System on Jamaran Destroyer
2015-01-12 Read More...
The Iranian Navy equipped its home-made Jamaran destroyer with chaff and flare-dispensing systems to divert the missiles fired by other vessels or enemies’ fighter jets, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported.

Iranian Expert Builds First Missile-Evading Drone
2015-01-06 Read More...
An Iranian expert built the world's first missile-evading drone with a self-destructive capability for dangerous situations, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported.

Iran Tests Skyguard Missile System to Hit Drones in Drills
2014-12-29 Read More...
Iran on Saturday successfully tested its Skyguard Air Defense System to shoot down hypothetical enemy drones during the massive drills underway in the Southern parts of the country, Fars News Agency

Iran Starts Massive Six-Day Military Drill
2014-12-26 Read More...
Different units of the Iranian Army started massive military drills in the Southern and Southeastern parts of the country on Thursday, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported.

Navy Chief Unveils Iran’s Torpedoes Capabilities
2014-05-09 Read More...
Iran’s Navy would need less than a minute to destroy a U.S. frigate, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Admiral told the Islamic Republic’s semi-official Fars news

Iran Appoints New Supreme National Security Council Chief
2013-09-16 Read More...
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani appointed former Defense Minister Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani (photo) as the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), the Fars News Agency

Iran to Use New Mine-Sweeping System in the Gulf
2013-05-07 Read More...
Iran will soon put into service a new mine-sweeping system in the Gulf, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari (photo) said

Iran to Deploy Warships Fleet to Mediterranean Sea
2013-01-18 Read More...
Iran will deploy a fleet of warships to the Mediterranean Sea, Navy Chief Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari

Iran’s Basij Forces Stage Massive Wargames
2012-10-23 Read More...
Iranian Basij (volunteer) Forces staged a massive wargames in the country’s Western Province of Kermanshah on

Iran Launches Overhauled Heavy Submarine
2012-09-20 Read More...
The Iranian Navy officially launched a heavy submarine after the subsurface vessel was overhauled by the country's

New US Forces & New Iranian War Games in the Gulf
2012-07-04 Read More...
The United States has moved new forces into the Gulf to keep strategic waterways open and strike deep within Iran in the event of a regional military escalation, the New York Times reported

Iran will Respond to any Attack with “Proportionate Reaction”
2012-06-05 Read More...
Iran will respond to any Israeli or US attack against its nuclear sites with a “proportionate” reaction, the military adviser to the country’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Starts New Drills
2012-01-10 Read More...
Iran has started the major phase of a series of military exercises, codenamed "Shohaday-e Vahdat” (Martyrs of Unity), in Khaf general zone, East of Iran, Fars

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