Iran Announces Self-Sufficiency in Naval Industries

A senior Iranian commander on Saturday praised the country's progress in manufacturing advanced naval tools and equipments, and announced that the Islamic Republic's Navy is no more dependant on foreign states for supplying its military needs. 

"Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy is proud to have been able to reach self-sufficiency in manufacturing all kinds of advanced naval equipments," Commander of the Iranian Army's Naval Force Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said.

 

 "Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy is proud to have been able to reach self-sufficiency in manufacturing all kinds of advanced naval equipments," Commander of the Iranian Army's Naval Force Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said.

He further pointed out that production of such missile cruisers and frigates as Paykan, Joshan and Darafsh illustrates Iran's technological mastery in naval industries.

Iran has been pushing an arms development program in recent years in a bid to reach self-sufficiency. It has produced its own jet fighters and armored vehicles as well as radar-avoiding missiles and other high-tech weapons.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is also capable of manufacturing various kinds of naval vessels such as missile cruisers and destroyers.

The Iranian Navy announced in August that it plans to boost production of different types of home-made vessels.

Also in April, Commander of the Iranian Army Major General Ataollah Salehi announced that Iran plans to manufacture the largest destroyer and the most advanced submarines in the region.

Iran announced in June that a home-made submarine, named Ghadir 948, had joined the naval brigade of the first naval zone.

In November, Iran announced that its first domestically built Ghadir class submarine launched operation.

The Iranian military said that the submarine can easily evade detection as it is equipped with sonar-evading technology and can fire missiles and torpedoes simultaneously.


According to Rear Admiral Sayyari, Ghadir-class submarines are the second Iranian-built underwater craft outfitted with state-of-the-art electronic equipment. (source:FarsNews)

Specifications
Physical
Displacement (Submerged)	120 tons
Length	29 m
Beam	2.75 m
Performance
Speed (Surfaced)	11 knots
Speed (Submerged)	8 knots
Armament
Torpedo	2 533mm torpedo tubes (also capable of launching mines)