Iran to unveil 500-ton submarines

A top Iranian military commander has announced plans to manufacture and deploy new domestically built submarines to patrol the country's southern coasts.


Deputy Commander of Iran's naval forces Admiral Amir Farhadi said the 500-ton submarine would join the Army's naval fleet by July 2012, in an interview with IRNA on Sunday.

The medium-size vessel was primarily designed to patrol Iran's southern waterways, especially the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, Farhadi added.

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