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Iranian Navy Chief Meets Russian, Saudi Commanders at MILAN 2026 Drill in India
2026-02-24 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani held separate meetings Saturday with Senior Naval Commanders from Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Myanmar on the sidelines of the MILAN 2026 international naval exercise in India, stressing the need to

Iranian Defense Minister, Chairman of Belarus’ Committee for Military Industry Hold Talks
2025-10-26 Read More...
Iran’s Minister of Defense says the Islamic Republic welcomes the expansion of defense and industrial cooperation with independent

Iran’s Pavilion Selected ‘Best Foreign Booth’ at Pakistan’s IDEAS 2024 Defense Exhibition
2024-11-28 Read More...
Iran’s pavilion has been selected as the best foreign booth at the 12th International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) that was held in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on 19-22

Saudi Chief of General Staff Meets Iranian Counterpart in Tehran
2024-11-11 Read More...
The Public Relations of the General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces announced Sunday that the Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Saudi Armed Forces, who paid a visit to Iran at the head of a high-ranking military delegation, has met his Iranian

Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar Participate in IMEX 2024 Maritime Exercise in Indian Ocean
2024-10-22 Read More...
The Maritime Exercise “IMEX 2024” was held on Saturday and Sunday, with the participation of Iran, Russia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, India, Thailand, Pakistan, Qatar, and

Belarus’ Air Force Chief, Iranian Commanders Discuss Defense Ties
2024-08-12 Read More...
Commander of the Belarusian Air Force, Major General Andrei Yulianovich Lukyanovich, has met with senior Iranian military officials in Tehran to discuss defense cooperation as well as threats facing both

Iran’s Defense Exports Quadrupled Over Past Three Years
2024-07-30 Read More...
Iran’s Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani (photo) has told the Iranian parliament that the country’s defense industry exports have quadrupled since the current administration took office in August

Delegation from China’s National Defense University (NDU) Visits Iran’s Command & Staff University
2024-07-14 Read More...
A high-ranking delegation from China’s National Defense University (NDU) has visited the Iranian Army’s University of Command and

Iran, Russia, China Start Joint Naval Drill in Sea of Oman
2024-03-13 Read More...
Naval forces from Iran, Russia and China have begun conducting joint drill in the Sea of Oman, their fifth common military exercise in recent

Iran Unveils New Anti-Ballistic Missile and Low-Altitude Air Defense Systems
2024-02-20 Read More...
Iran has unveiled a new anti-ballistic missile system and a new low-altitude air defense system, which have been developed by experts of the Iranian Defense

Iranian Navy Fires Ballistic Missile from Warship for First Time
2024-02-14 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has for the first time test-fired a Zolfaqar-class ballistic missile from one of its

Iranian Navy Adds Two Strategic Cruise Missiles to its Fleet
2023-12-26 Read More...
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (NEDAJA) has added two homemade cruise missiles to its fleet amid efforts to boost the combat capabilities of the force in countering

Iran to Mass Produce its Yasin Training Jet
2023-12-20 Read More...
Iran is planning to mass produce the Yasin training jet in an attempt to enhance the efficiency of pilot training programs within the Armed Forces, Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani has

Iran, China, Russia Conduct 5-Day Naval Wargame North of Indian Ocean
2023-03-19 Read More...
The 2023 Combination Security Belt Wargame, including Iran, China and Russia naval forces, and observers from Kazakhstan and Pakistan began on Thursday night in the north of Indian

Iran Unveils its First Underground Air Base
2023-02-09 Read More...
Iran’s Army on Tuesday unveiled a strategic subterranean base called “Eagle 44” which could be used as a center for military operations of various types of fighter jets, bombers as well as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Iran Tests Home-Made Hypersonic Ballistic Missile
2022-11-14 Read More...
Commander of IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier-General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh said on Friday that Iran’s IRGC has successfully tested its homegrown hypersonic ballistic missile, and it will be unveiled

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