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Iran Appoints Two New Air Defense Commanders
2019-05-31 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, who also acts as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Iran, in two separate decrees, appointed the Commander of the newly established Air Defense Force of the Iranian

Iran Appoints New IRGC Commanders
2019-05-20 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in two separate decrees on Thursday appointed Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi (photo) as Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards

Iran Unveils New Drone, New Laser-Guided Missile System
2019-05-08 Read More...
The Iranian Army unveiled on Monday new products, including laser-guided missile system and a new drone, in a ceremony participated by Deputy Army Commander for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari and Commander of the Army’s Ground Force

Iran Testing Three New Air-Based Missiles
2019-04-30 Read More...
The Iranian Defense Ministry and Army’s Airborne Unit experts designed and manufactured 3 new home-made air-based missiles named Heidar, Qamar-e Bani Hashem and Dehlaviyeh, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iranian Army’s Ground Force Unveils New Weapons
2019-04-26 Read More...
The Iranian Army’s Ground Force unveiled new arms and military equipment in a ceremony participated by high-ranking commanders in Tehran on

Iran Names General Salami New IRGC Top Commander
2019-04-23 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei promoted IRGC Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami (photo) to the rank of Major General and appointed him as the Top Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards

Iran, Oman Sign MoU to Boost Military Cooperation
2019-04-22 Read More...
At the end of a six-day joint commission meeting in Muscat, Iranian and Omani military officials signed Friday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost military cooperation at different levels, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Oman, Iran Stage Annual Naval Exercise
2019-04-19 Read More...
Vessels of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) and a number of Iranian naval vessels carried out joint naval exercise (Search and Rescue), with support from helicopters of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) and the Royal Oman Police

Iranian Army to Get Home-Made Karrar Tanks
2019-04-18 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari said that most advanced domestically-built tank of the country, Karrar (Striker), will join the military body’s fleet according to a new agreement with the Defense

Oman-Iran Military Friendship Committee Meets in Muscat
2019-04-16 Read More...
The annual regular meeting of the Omani-Iranian Military Friendship Joint Committee began at Al Shafaq Club of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) Sunday and lasts till 19

Iran Eyes Exporting Helicopters, Drones
2019-04-11 Read More...
Iran has made great progress in building different types of drones and helicopters and can export them to foreign countries, a senior official

Iran Claims Possessing Biggest Drone Fleet in Region
2019-03-19 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced that the IRGC’s combat-bomber drones make the biggest fleet in the

Iran Starts Mass Producing Kaman-12 UAV, Akhgar Missile
2019-03-08 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Air Force Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh and Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari officially opened the mass-production lines of Kaman-12 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Akhgar

Iran Unveils Two New Radar Systems
2019-03-05 Read More...
The Iranian Army’s Khatam ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base unveiled two new radar systems, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran’s Navy Concludes 3-Day Drill in High Seas
2019-02-25 Read More...
Iran’s Navy officially kicked off a three-day war-game, codenamed “Velayat 97”, in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman on Friday, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Launches Underground Missile-Production Facility
2019-02-14 Read More...
Iran unveiled last week its underground ballistic missile production factory for the first time in a ceremony attended by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, Fars News Agency (FNA)

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