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Iran Tests New Radar, Missile Systems in Air Defense Drills
2014-06-10 Read More...
Iran has tested new radar and missile systems in a series of tactical air defense drills, codenamed “Mesbah Al-Hoda”, in the Southern parts of the country, Lieutenant Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard

Iran to Build New Sub for Caspian Fleet by 2015
2014-05-28 Read More...
Iran expects to complete construction of a new submarine for its Caspian fleet by the second quarter of next year, the News.Az outlet

US, Israel Begin Massive Joint Military Exercise
2014-05-20 Read More...
U.S. and Israeli military forces started a massive joint military exercise, dubbed Juniper Cobra, in Israel, according to Israeli

Iran Deploys Drone Bases Around Strait of Hormuz
2014-05-14 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi announced that the IRGC has established drone bases around the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, adding that the pilotless planes have been equipped

Navy Chief Unveils Iran’s Torpedoes Capabilities
2014-05-09 Read More...
Iran’s Navy would need less than a minute to destroy a U.S. frigate, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Admiral told the Islamic Republic’s semi-official Fars news

Cubic Wins Follow on Training Order in the Middle East
2014-05-02 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced it has won an additional $4.2 million follow on order with an existing Middle East customer. Cubic currently provides comprehensive marksmanship and small arms training capabilities using the immersive training Engagement

Iranian Ground Force Test-Fires New Missiles
2014-04-30 Read More...
Iran’s Ground Force has test-fired new mid-range ballistic missiles, Commander of the Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan

Iran Mounts Cruise Missiles on Navy Vessels, Coastal Defense
2014-04-16 Read More...
Iran equipped its vessels and coastal defense units with Ghadir (photo) cruise missiles to reinforce defense measures in its territories and

New Israeli Spy Satellite Launched into Space
2014-04-11 Read More...
A new Israeli spy satellite entered orbit early Thursday, the Defense Ministry said, boosting the Jewish state’s ability to monitor arch-foe Iran, Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Cassidian Optronics Wins KMW, Rheinmetall Order
2014-03-28 Read More...
Cassidian Optronics GmbH, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space, has received an order valued at more than 40 million Euros from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH, for the supply of vision equipment.

Iranian Air Defense to Launch Space Radar in Months
2014-03-14 Read More...
Iran has accomplished building its Sepehr (Sky) radar with a range of 2500 km and hopes to deploy and launch the system in coming months, a Senior Commander

Russia to Build Two New Iran Nuclear Plants
2014-03-13 Read More...
Russia has signed a preliminary agreement to build at least two more nuclear power plants in the Iranian port city of Bushehr, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on

Iran to Unveil New Submarine in Months
2014-03-11 Read More...
Iran's new home-made submarine, Fateh, will be unveiled in the next few months, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari

U.S., Israel Sign Agreement on Iron Dome Weapon System
2014-03-11 Read More...
The United States and the State of Israel concluded an agreement on March 5 to continue support of the production of the Iron Dome weapon

Iran Equips Two Ballistic Missiles with MRV Payloads
2014-03-07 Read More...
The Iranian Defense Ministry has equipped its Qadr H and Qiam ballistic missiles with its newly developed Multiple Reentry Vehicle (MRV) payloads, a military hi-tech owned only by a handful of the world’s

Israel to Bring Seized Weapons Ship into Port
2014-03-07 Read More...
A ship Israel said was carrying advanced rockets bound for Gaza from Iran will be brought into port Saturday after being intercepted by Israeli Naval Forces, AFP reported the military as saying.

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