Tasnim Manufacturing of the Iranian Navys indigenized version of the Phalanx, a close-in weapon system (CIWS) on military vessels used for defense against anti-ship missiles, is in good progress, a top commander said. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Lieutenant Commander of Irans Navy Admiral Gholam Reza Biqam said the Iranian version of the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian and Russian Defense Ministries are in talks to conclude an agreement to have Irans naval needs fulfilled by Russia, a top Iranian commander announced. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Navy Lieutenant Commander Admiral Gholam Reza Biqam said the Navy has informed Russia of its demand for certain naval equipment, particularly ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A navy commander said here Thursday that all branches of the country's Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) work as a single entity in the face of any threat against the country. Our defense strategy is a comprehensive one, and to reach that stage all (the armed) forces must join hands like the rings in a chain,...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khadem Biqam underlined the possibility of the dispatch of Iranian warships to the Mediterranean and the Southern hemisphere. "We emphasize that our forces will be sent to different international straits, waterways, oceans and seas," Khadem Biqam said addressing a ...

The deputy commander of the Iranian Navy says the Islamic Republic plans to increase the range of the missiles installed on its vessels. When a unit of naval vessel set sail at sea, it must have the ability to defend itself against aerial and missile attacks or it will be quickly destroyed therefore, it must have defense capability against enemy fighters ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khadem Biqam said the navy is becoming equipped with more advanced and smarter torpedoes. Torpedos which have been used in different wargames, including surface and subsurface torpedoes .., are smart and enjoy hi-tech; yet upgrading them to become even smarter is on ...

Irans new Oil Minister, Bijan Namdar-Zanganeh after years of All-Is-Well messages by the Ahmadinejad Government has implicitly acknowledgedthe effects of falling production and exports. Calling for a reversal in the situation, Zanganeh said on Tuesday, An increase in Irans oil production capacity will result in higher bargaining power in the international ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has taken up action set up a permanent base in Antarctica, Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khadem Biqam announced on Tuesday. "Deployment in antarctic waters is on Islamic Republic of Irans agenda, and in the first phase this presence may take place within the framework of cooperation with the ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khadem Biqam announced that the Iranian Navy is equipped with various types of long-range Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), including intelligence gathering and combat drones. "At present, the Navy is in possession of drones in proper sizes and with good range that ...

[caption id="attachment_23881" align="alignright" width="210"] Two of Iran's indigenous Ghadir submarines[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has increased the power and efficiency of the missiles and torpedoes mounted on its newly made Fateh submarines, Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khadem Biqam announced on Tuesday. "Naturally,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran plans to unveil its latest advanced home-made submarine in the near future, a senior Iranian Navy commander announced today. With the new submarine, dubbed as Fateh (Conquerer), the Iranian Navy will be equipped with the full range of light, semi-heavy and heavy submarines. Speaking to Tasnim about production of Fateh ...