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Iran hopes to launch Sahand destroyer within months

Politics Materials 19 November 2015 15:15 (UTC +04:00)
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has expressed hope that the homemade Sahand destroyer will be launched by the end of current fiscal year (March 2016)
Iran hopes to launch Sahand destroyer within months

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 19

By Khalid Kazimov - Trend:

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has expressed hope that the homemade Sahand destroyer will be launched by the end of current fiscal year (March 2016).

He further added that the navy is currently making several destroyers, Fars news agency reported Nov. 19. He also said that the navy's patrol in international waters is aimed at protecting Iranian tankers and ships.

Iran claims that it has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems.

Iran launched the indigenously-manufactured Jamaran 2 destroyer in the Caspian Sea near the northern port city of Bandar Anzali in March 2013.

Jamaran 2 warship has been designed and built by the experts at Iran's Defense Ministry and has state-of-the-art navigation equipment and complex defense systems.

The 1,420-ton destroyer is powered by a 20,000-horsepower engine with a speed of 30 knots and has the capability to carry helicopters, different surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, advanced artilleries and torpedo system. It is also equipped with an electronic war system.

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