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Iran presents 12 ballistic rockets

Iran presents 12 ballistic rockets

Twelve ballistic rockets were exhibited at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla in Tehran. During the “Eghtedar 40” military exhibition, which marks the 40-th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, 12 ballistic rockets were …

Iranian Air Force holds drills in Isfahan

Iranian Air Force holds drills in Isfahan

The war drills Fadayeeyan Harim Velayat 8 were held in the Iranian province of Isfahan. A spokesperson for the war game said the drill achieved all its purposes, noting that the exercise zone had been designed like a real …

Iran to deploy warships to Atlantic

Iran to deploy warships to Atlantic

Iran is to send its newest warship to the Atlantic Ocean on a five-month mission -- the navy's longest in a decade, as the Republic seeks to increase the operating range of its naval forces to the backyard of the United States, its arch-foe, …

New jets to join Iran Air Force in 3 years

New jets to join Iran Air Force in 3 years

Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) said Saturday that 15 home-made Kosar jets will be delivered to the force during the next three years, Mehr News Agency reports. Brig. Gen. Aziz Nasirzadeh went on to say that …

Russia invites Iran to take part in  2019 Army Games

Russia invites Iran to take part in 2019 Army Games

Russia thanked Iran for active participation in the 2018 International Army Games and invited Iranian service members to take part in the 2019 Games, Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian delegation led by the Deputy Chief of …

Russia and Iran agree on military cooperation in 2019

Russia and Iran agree on military cooperation in 2019

Russia and Iran agreed the roadmap for military cooperation in 2019. The agreement was signed in Tehran during the second session of the Russian-Iranian working group for the implementation of a bilateral agreement on military cooperation. …

Tehran needs no permission to test missiles - general

Tehran needs no permission to test missiles - general

Iran would continue missile tests to build up its defences, the spokesman for Iran’s armed forces, Brigadier-General Abolfazl Shekarchi said. "Missile tests ... are carried out for defence and the …

Iran increases its ballistic missiles range

Iran increases its ballistic missiles range

Iran has extended the range of its land-to-sea ballistic missiles to 700 km, head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ air space division Amirali Hajizadeh said. "We have managed to make land-to-sea …

Iran developing homegrown jet trainer

Iran developing homegrown jet trainer

Tehran is developing a new homegrown jet trainer Kowsar-88, Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said. Addressing a conference on aerial power in Tehran yesterday, the minister said the new …

Iran fires missiles at militants in Syria over Ahvaz attack

Iran fires missiles at militants in Syria over Ahvaz attack

Iran has fired missiles at militants in Syria it blamed for an attack at a military parade in Iran's Ahvaz, the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement published on Sepah News, the Guards’ official news site. The attack took …

Rouhani: Iran won’t abandon missiles

Rouhani: Iran won’t abandon missiles

Tehran will not abandon its missiles, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday (September 22), in a speech carried live by state television that marked the start of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, Reuters reported. …

Iranian F5 fighter jet crashes in Dezful

Iranian F5 fighter jet crashes in Dezful

Iranian Air Force's F5 fighter jet crashed in Dezfoul, Khuzestan province, on Sunday, Mehr news agency reported. The fighter crashed, due to technical fault, while landing in the 4th military air base in Dezful, 460 kilometers (280 …

Iran's first domestic fighter jet unveiled

Iran's first domestic fighter jet unveiled

Iran has unveiled its first domestically designed and manufactured fighter jet named 'Kowsar' during a defense show in Tehran. The aircraft conducted its first public display flight during Tuesday’s ceremony in the …

Iran to unveil new fighter jet

Iran to unveil new fighter jet

Iran will unveil a new fighter jet on August 22 to mark Iran’s Defense Industry Day, the country’s defense minister Brig.-Gen. Amir Hatami said. "A plane, which has passed several stages, will …

Iran unveils next-generation short-range ballistic missile

Iran unveils next-generation short-range ballistic missile

The Iranian Defense Ministry has unveiled a next-generation Fateh Mubeen ballistic missile capable of evading radars and hitting targets with pinpointed accuracy, Tasnim reported. The presentation ceremony was attended by Iranian …