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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Iran Plans To Improve Its Naval Power

Kilo class submarineIran has approved plans to bolster its navy by building a new destroyer and diesel-electric submarines. The Islamic state says the destroyer would be the largest built by a Middle Eastern nation.

It currently operates three Russian-built diesel-electric submarines and a small assortment of aging British and American destroyers and frigates. Additionally, the Iranian navy has numerous smaller patrol craft that it uses in the Persian Gulf.

“The Iranian nation will see that we will manufacture the largest destroyer and the most advanced submarines in the region,” Iranian Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Ataollah Salehi told the Iranian-government controlled Fars News Agency.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete20/4/09 14:27

    Currently dreams.

    Russia would need to help Iran build Kilo upgrades. A surface craft is easier.

    Big jobs given Iran's small conventional budget and with low oil prices.

    Pete

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