TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Iranian Navy plans to build a new heavy destroyer weighing more than 5,000 tons, Tasnim reported on Sunday, quoting Navy chief Hossein Khanzadi. Construction of the heavy destroyer has been put on the agenda under a project dubbed “Negin” (gemstone), the rear admiral said. The weight of the destroyer is […]

Turkish military forces and allied militants have launched a fierce assault on a key town in Syria’s northern province of Raqqah, more than a month after they mounted a cross-border offensive to clear the region of YPG Kurdish militants. Syria’s official news agency SANA reported that Turkish troops and their proxies attacked residential neighborhoods in […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Iranian Navy is equipping two destroyers with vertical launch systems (VLS) and is planning to install the system on all frigates in the future, Navy Commander Hossein Khanzadi announced on Saturday. “The operations of installing VLS on Dena and Damavand destroyers are underway, and the systems will be tested in […]

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said the force is equipping two destroyers with vertical launch systems (VLS) and is planning to install the system on all its frigates in the future.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Commander of the Iranian Army’s Air Defense made a speech warning the enemies against the humiliation they would have to suffer in case of violation of Iran’s airspace. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a massive air defense drill on Thursday, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard, giving warning against violation […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The headquarters of the Iranian Army’s Navy has moved from Tehran to Bandar Abbas. Commander of Iranian Army’s Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi inaugurated the new headquarters in the southern Iranian city on Thursday. As news relate, Army’s Navy HQ moved to Bandar Abbas recently. He said that the plan to […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A research study conducted by the US Department of Defense has hailed Iran’s achievements in its ballistic missiles program despite decades of Washington-imposed sanctions, saying its arsenal is larger than that of any other Middle Eastern countries. “Iran has an extensive missile development program, and the size and sophistication of its […]

TEHRAN (Iran News)- The Iranian Army in a statement vowed that the Iran army protects independence of the country against enemy plots and conspiracies while appreciating the unique resistance of the noble Iranian nation against the US brutal sanctions. The statement, meantime, condemned the enemies’ desperate attempts during the recent riots and protests which erupted […]

The Syrian military says the country’s air defenses have repelled several Israeli hostile missile raids over the capital Damascus. Syria’s official news agency SANA, citing a Syrian military source, reported in the early hours of Wednesday that Israeli hostile missile raids had violated the Lebanese airspace near the southern district of Marjayoun and the occupied […]

The US-led naval coalition to protect shipping in the Persian Gulf formally was launched in Bahrain on Thursday. But the notable point is that countries have not welcomed this plan. Only a few countries with ineffective naval power have joined the coalition.