Iran is in the process of starting another Moudge class vessel, its fifth in the series, despite making little progress fitting out the Sahand — another Moudge class launched at Bander Abbas in September 2012. In spite of sanctions, Iran’s shipbuilding industry keeps barreling along with new boats popping up on satellite imagery more frequently. This […]
Fateh, the new semi-heavy submarine constructed at ISOICO, is the nation’s largest domestically built sub. Footage of Iranian military achievements shown on Iranian TV and subsequently published on Youtube (02FEB14) showed a first-hand glimpse of Fateh, a new Iranian submarine previously observed on satellite imagery back in November. Constructed at the ISOICO Shipyard (west of Bander Abbas […]
Iran’s mass production of the Ghadir class submarine continues to support Iran’s focus on indigenous development of defense equipment as well as bolster Iran’s asymmetric naval strategy. Let’s face it, Iran’s naval vessels are no match for their US military counterparts, especially in the realm of conventional fighting. However, Iran is anything but a conventional player. […]
Located in Iran’s First Naval Zone just to the west of Bander Abbas is Havadaryah airport and its co-located hovercraft deployment site. The airport’s boundaries, situated along Iran’s shoreline, make this an ideal location for hovercraft to support military deployments throughout the region, including Iran’s disputed island territories. The hovercraft observed above were procured from […]
