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Iran Deploys Russian S-300 Missile Defense System
2016-07-22 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced that the Russian S-300 missile defense system which was delivered to Tehran by Moscow recently has been deployed and integrated into the country’s missile defense network, Fars News

Iran Eyes More Jets on Top of Pending Deals Worth $50 Billion
2016-07-19 Read More...
Iran has expanded its search for aircraft and is looking to order dozens more jets while it continues to try to overcome hurdles to deals worth some $50 billion with Airbus and Boeing, Iranian officials and Western industry sources

Iran Appoints New Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff
2016-07-12 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday appointed Brigadier General Abdolrahim Moussavi as Deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iranian Navy to Unveil New Destroyers, Submarines This Year
2016-07-05 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced plans to unveil new destroyers and submarines in the current Iranian year (started on March

Iran Appoints New Chief of Staff of Armed Forces
2016-06-30 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri (photo) as Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, the first such replacement in the Islamic Republic’s

Iran to Increase Air Defense in the Sea of Oman Region
2016-06-29 Read More...
Iranian Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced his country’s plans to increase its air defense power in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman region, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iranian Navy to Stage 20 Drills by February
2016-06-27 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari (photo) announced that his forces plan to stage 20 wargames by February, and said the country is now capable of building fully home-made destroyers, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iranian Defense Minister Unveils 3 New Home-Made Products
2016-06-02 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan unveiled three new home-made products in Tehran on Wednesday (photo), Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Launches Light Weapons, Shoulder-Launched Missiles Plants
2016-05-27 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan (photo), in a ceremony earlier this week, inaugurated new industrial complexes to build state-of-the-art light weapons and shoulder-launched missiles, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Equips M60 Tanks with Anti-TOW Jamming System
2016-05-18 Read More...
Iranian Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmadreza Pourdastan announced that the country has equipped its M60 tanks with jamming systems to disturb performance of TOW and other anti-tank guided missiles, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Developed Own Version of US Phalanx Defense System
2016-05-12 Read More...
A senior Iranian Navy Commander announced that his country has developed the home-made version of the US close-in weapon system for defense against anti-ship missiles, called Phalanx, adding that it will be delivered to the Naval forces soon, Fars

Iranian Navy to Stage 20 Specialized Drills This Year
2016-05-06 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari (photo) blasted the US officials for their remarks against Iran’s wargames in the Persian Gulf, and said his forces will hold 20 specialized exercises in the current Iranian year (started on

Iranian Navy to Stage Massive Wargames This Year
2016-04-29 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that his forces will stage massive wargames in international waters this year, adding that other specialized drills using missiles and submarines are also on agenda, Fars News Agency

Iran Displays First Battalion of S-300 Missile Defense System
2016-04-19 Read More...
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) displayed several squadrons of its operational fleet in an air show on the national Army Day on Sunday, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Unveils New Military Products on Army Day
2016-04-15 Read More...
Iran unveiled its latest home-made military products on Wednesday in a ceremony participated by Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iranian Ground Force Starts Massive Security Exercises
2016-04-13 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force started massive wargames in the Southeastern parts of Iran on Tuesday morning, Fars News Agency (FNA)

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