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Iran’s Maritime Border Guards Acquire Heidar Class Boats
2019-07-16 Read More...
Iranian maritime border guards celebrated acquiring new boats of Heidar class, a 20-meter long vessel which is completely indigenous and enjoys more than 500 advanced features, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Triples Range of Helicopter-Based Missiles
2018-04-23 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari announced that the Army’s Airborne Unit has tripled the range of missiles mounted on its helicopters, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran to Enhance Equipment of Rapid Reaction Forces
2018-04-10 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari announced plans to further enhance the power and equipment of rapid reaction forces, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran’s Air Force Commander Tests Overhauled F-5 Fighter Jet
2018-03-30 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Air Force Brigadier General Hassan Shahsafi piloted a recently overhauled Northrop F-5 in a final flight test at Vahdati Airbase in Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Starts Producing Drones Equipped with Smart Bombs
2018-02-08 Read More...
Iran inaugurated the production line of a type of tactical drones named Mohajer 6 with the capability to carry smart bombs with high precision-striking power, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran’s Qaher & Kosar Fighter Jets Pass Fast Taxi Run Tests
2018-01-30 Read More...
Iranian Leader’s Military Aide and former Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced that the two home-made fighter jets, Qaher 313 (photo) and Kosar 88, have performed their fast taxi run tests, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iranian Navy Test-Fires Long-Range Qadir Cruise Missile
2018-01-26 Read More...
The Iranian naval forces for the first time tested the home-made long-range Qadir cruise missile during the wargames that took place in the Sea of Oman earlier this

Afghanistan Seeks Iran’s Help to Train Armed Forces
2017-12-15 Read More...
Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry called on Iran to help the country in training skilled Armed Forces, praising Tehran for its past cooperation with Kabul in all fields, Fars News Agency (FNA)

China Keen to Expand Defense Cooperation with Iran
2017-12-14 Read More...
Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan voiced Beijing’s willingness to expand military cooperation and defense relations with Tehran, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran to Strengthen Airborne, Drone Power
2017-12-07 Read More...
Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami announced plans by the IRGC Ground Force to further enhance its airborne and drone units, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Tests Active Protection System on Home-Made Tanks
2017-11-22 Read More...
Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan announced his country has successfully tested active protection system on its home-made tanks, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iranian Chief-of-Staff Receives Pakistani Counterpart
2017-11-08 Read More...
The Chief-of-Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri and Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa in a meeting in Tehran underlined the need to expand defense and military cooperation between the two

Iran Appoints New Army, Navy Commanders
2017-11-07 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei made new appointments in the country’s top military brass, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Azeri Defense Minister Receives Iran’s Deputy Defense Minister
2017-10-26 Read More...
Iran and Azerbaijan held the first meeting of their joint defense commission with the aim of strengthening defense and military ties and cooperation, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Vows to Continue Missile Developments
2017-10-23 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement on Thursday blasted the recent remarks by US President Donald Trump against the IRGC, stressing that it will continue progress in missile industries, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran to Build New Destroyer by March 2018
2017-10-06 Read More...
Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that the country’s experts will build a new destroyer in the current Iranian year (ending on March 20), Fars News Agency (FNA)

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