FNA Exclusive: Navy Upgrading Smart Torpedoes

Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khadem Biqam said the navy is becoming equipped with more advanced and smarter torpedoes.
“Torpedos which have been used in different wargames, including surface and subsurface torpedoes .., are smart and enjoy hi-tech; yet upgrading them to become even smarter is on the Navy’s agenda,” Rear Admiral Biqam said in an exclusive interview with FNA.

Iranian torpedos, launched by submarines, are able to operate under different weather conditions, in both deep and shallow waters and are equipped with an advanced safety and arm system.

The Iranian Navy conducted a series of wargames in the country’s Southern waters in December to test its capabilities in defending Iran’s water borders and regional interests.

The wargames, codenamed ‘The Great Naval Wargames of Velayat 91’, lasted 6 days and covered around one million square kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz to the waters up to the 18-degree latitude.

The Navy tested different submarines and torpedos during the Great Naval Wargames of Velayat 91.