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Islamic Iran to Equip Navy with New Radar Systems, Vessels

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari stressed his forces’ ability to produce modern naval tools, systems and equipment, and announced that the Navy will be equipped with new and more radar systems and vessels this Iranian year (started on March 20).

“Different types of radars and surface vessels and submarines have been designed and manufactures in the Army’s Navy and will be supplied to the (naval) force this (Iranian) year,” Sayyari told reporters on Tuesday.

Speaking on the sidelines of military parades staged on the occasion of the National Army Day here in Tehran this morning, Sayyari pointed to the Navy’s latest achievements, and added, “Producing and arming the Navy with torpedoes and different types of coast-to-sea missiles are among the latest achievements of the Army’s Navy.”

Iranian Navy commanders have always stressed that the country’s naval forces are capable of producing all the needed military equipments, including military vessels, submarines, torpedoes and naval missiles.

Iran in February inaugurated the production line of a newly unveiled naval cruise missile, called Zafar (Triumph).

The production line was inaugurated by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi in a ceremony at the Defense Ministry’ Aerospace Industries Organization on the occasion of the Ten-Day Dawn ceremonies, celebrating the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution back in 1979.

During the ceremony, the first cargo of Zafar missiles was delivered to the IRGC.

Iran’s naval power has even been acknowledged by foes. In a Sep. 11, 2008 report, the Washington Institute for the Near East Policy also said that in the two decades since the Iraqi imposed war on Iran, the Islamic Republic has excelled in naval capabilities and is able to wage unique asymmetric warfare against larger naval forces.

According to the report, Iran’s Navy has been transformed into a highly motivated, well-equipped, and well-financed force and is effectively in control of the world’s oil lifeline, the Strait of Hormuz.

The study says that if Washington takes military action against the Islamic Republic, the scale of Iran’s response would likely be proportional to the scale of the damage inflicted on Iranian assets.

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