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Thursday, December 04, 2008

Iran’s “Hoot” Torpedo Documented


In April 2006, Iran successfully test-fired a new high-speed torpedo called Hoot. It was test-fired again last July, along with various other missiles.

“The torpedo is capable of destroying the largest warships and any other vessel on the surface or beneath the water, and split it into two parts,” according to an Iranian Naval Forces official.

Technical specifications (pdf) for components of the Hoot torpedo are presented in an Iranian document (in Farsi) that was provided to Secrecy News. The document appears to have been produced by a subunit of Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization, according to a colleague who reviewed it.

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1 comment:

  1. Bryan Myrick4/12/08 22:00

    I guess this goes hand in hand with Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to any attack on its nuclear facilities.

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