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Sunday, October 04, 2009

Iran to build medium-size submarines

Ghadir class midget submarineA senior commander of the Iranian Army's Navy announced on Saturday that the navy will launch medium-size submarines in the next two years.

""God willing, we will launch a medium-size class, 500-ton submarine in the next two years and we will reach self-sufficiency in this field (in building this class of submarines),"" Navy's Lieutenant Commander for Self-Sufficiency Admiral Farhad Amiri told FNA.

He underlined that Iran's defense industries are currently mass producing different classes of submarines and that the vessels have boosted the country's sub-surface capability.

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