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Iran Starts Production of Sayyad 3 Long Range-Missiles
2017-07-25 Read More...
The Iranian Defense Ministry inaugurated the production line of the home-made long-range Sayyad (Hunter) 3 missiles, and supplied a number of missiles to Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base, Fars News Agency (FNA)

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

Iranian Navy to Hold 25 Drills by March 2018
2017-06-09 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that over two dozen naval exercises have been planned to be held by the end of the current Iranian year (ends March 20, 2018), Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Completes 3rd Underground Missile Factory
2017-05-30 Read More...
Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced that the country has built a third underground missile production factory recently, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Puts into Operation New Defense Shields
2017-05-26 Read More...
Iran’s Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced that the country has put into operation new defense shields, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran to Produce New Helicopter for Combat Missions
2017-05-01 Read More...
Iranian Army Airborne Commander General Yousef Qorbani announced that the country’s experts are preparing the home-made multi-purpose helicopter, “Saba 248”, for combat

Iran Building 4th Peykan-Class Warship
2017-04-21 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Navy’s Northern Fleet First Captain Ahmad Reza Baqeri announced that the country’s experts are manufacturing a new missile-launching Peykan-class warship, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Oman, Iran to Hold Joint Rescue and Relief Drills
2017-04-11 Read More...
Senior Iranian and Omani military officials in a meeting in Muscat discussed broadening of defense cooperation, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Unveils Advanced Battle Tank
2017-03-14 Read More...
Iran unveiled the country’s newly-manufactured tank named “Karrar” and launched its mass-production line in a ceremony attended by Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Test-Fires New Torpedo from Qadir-Class Submarine
2017-03-08 Read More...
The Iranian naval forces test-fired the country’s latest torpedo product, Valfajr, during the massive wargames which took place last week in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman last week, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Unveils Smart Anti-Ship Missiles
2017-03-02 Read More...
Iran unveiled and test-fired its “Dehlaviyeh” anti-ship missiles for the first time during the last phase of the wargames which started in Southern waters on

Iran Completes Construction of Third Naval Base
2017-02-14 Read More...
Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari (photo) announced termination of the construction operations in a new naval base, named Pasabandar, in the country’s Southeastern Makran seashore, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Unveils Five Combat, Defense Products
2017-02-08 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan in a ceremony in Tehran unveiled and inaugurated the production line of 5 combat and defense products, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran’s Aerospace Force Concludes Massive Military Drills
2017-02-07 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force kicked off concluded massive military drills dubbed “Modafe'an Harim-e Aseman Velayat” (Defenders of the Velayat Skies) in Semnan province in Northern Iran, 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 Eyes Exporting Small-Caliber Ammunition
2017-01-06 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier-General Hossein Dehqan announced his country’s preparedness to export small-caliber ammunition to foreign states, Fars News Agency (FNA)

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