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Iranian Ground Force Receives T-90 Like Main Battle Tank
2016-02-19 Read More...
Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari announced that his forces have been equipped with the home-made state-of-the-art tanks named “Karrar” with features similar to the Russian T-90 tanks.“Karrar tanks

Russia, Iran to Strengthen Military Cooperation
2016-02-18 Read More...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow and Tehran were ready to step up their military cooperation after meeting with his Iranian counterpart on Tuesday.“I am convinced that our meeting is going to contribute toward reinforcing friendly

Iran Mounting Nasr Cruise Missile on All F-14 Fighter Jets
2016-02-17 Read More...
The Iranian Air Force Deputy Chief Liaison Officer, General Aziz Nasirzadeh, announced that his country is developing its smart bombs production program and plans to mount air-launched Nasr cruise missile on its entire F-14 fighter jets, Fars News

Iranian Air Force Receives Nasr Air-Based Cruise Missile
2016-02-12 Read More...
The Iranian Defense Ministry delivered its home-made and high-precision air-launched cruise missile, ‘Nasr', to the Air Force earlier this week, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Unveils Seven Geographic Projects for Defense Purposes
2016-02-09 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan (photo) in a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday unveiled 7 national geographic projects, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran No Longer Interested in Buying T90 Battle Tank
2016-02-05 Read More...
Iran’s Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said his country is no longer interested in buying T90 battle tanks (photo) from Russia, and plans to supply its armored needs through domestic production, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iranian Navy Unveils New Radar System
2016-02-03 Read More...
The Iranian Navy unveiled a new radar system with a range of 150km during the main phase of last week’s massive wargames along the country’s Southeastern Makran seashores on the rims of the Persian Gulf, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Test Fires 3 Nour Coast-to-Sea Cruise Missiles
2016-02-01 Read More...
The Iranian Naval Forces successfully fired three home-made Nour coast-to-sea cruise missiles on the third day of the main phase of the massive wargames along the country’s Southeastern Makran seashores on the rims of the Persian Gulf on

Iranian Naval Forces Begin Massive Wargames
2016-01-29 Read More...
The Iranian Navy Forces began the main phase of massive wargames along the country’s Southeastern Makran seashores on the rims of the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported.The drills codenamed “Velayat 94” kicked off along the

Iran to Increase its Radar Stations to 5,000 in 2016
2016-01-27 Read More...
Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli said his unit has bolstered ground-based air defenses against possible future threats from at least 3600 to 5,000 stations, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Transfers Emad Missiles to New Underground Tunnel
2016-01-08 Read More...
Iran has transferred its recently tested ballistic missile, Emad, to a new underground tunnel facility, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran to Expand Missile Program; U.S. to Delay Sanctions
2016-01-04 Read More...
The White House expects Iran to finish work needed to trigger implementation of an international nuclear deal in the coming weeks, but Washington needs more time to prepare sanctions over its ballistic missile program, a US official said on

Iran’s New Emad Ballistic Missile Delivered to IRGC
2015-12-31 Read More...
Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami announced that the IRGC operational units have been supplied with Iran's new precision-guided long-range ballistic

Iran, Oman to Conduct Joint Naval Drills
2015-12-22 Read More...
Iranian and Omani naval forces announced that they are slated to conduct joint naval wargames in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Eyes Buying Advanced T90 Tanks from Russia
2015-12-21 Read More...
Iranian Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan announced that his country is mulling purchase of advanced T90 tanks from Russia, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Russia Starts Delivering S-300 Air Defense System to Iran
2015-12-07 Read More...
Russia started the first phase of S-300 Air Defense deliveries to Iran on Thursday, Itar-Tass reported on

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