Sunday, June 30, 2013

Iran Building New Battleships, Destroyers


"We have built Mowdge-2 class destroyer, also known as Damavand, which was launched in the Northern waters of the country and we have more destroyers under construction now," Deputy Commander of the Navy for Technical Affairs Rear Admiral Abbas Zamini said on Saturday.

"Construction of Peykan-class missile-launching battleships is on our agenda as well," he added.

In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems.

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1 comment:

  1. Only the Iranians would call these destroyers and the Peykan class are fast missile boats, not battleship. Not surprising knowledge people have a hard time taking them seriously.

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