Iran building new advanced destroyers

Mon Mar 7, 2011

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the country is building new destroyers in order to beef up its defense capabilities.

"Following the delivery of the Jamaran destroyer to the Navy, these destroyers were put on the production line," he was quoted as saying by IRNA on Monday.

"The Navy of Islamic Republic of Iran's Armed Forces is constantly working to improve its defense capabilities and the abilities of its destroyers and tries [to ensure that] its new models have fundamental advantages over their previous ones," the commander added.

Last year in February, the Iranian Navy unveiled its first domestically-manufactured destroyer, Jamaran, in the waters of the Persian Gulf.

The 1,420-ton destroyer, equipped with modern radars and other electronic warfare capabilities, patrols the southern waters of the Persian Gulf.

Jamaran has a top speed of up to 30 knots and a helipad. It also features highly advanced anti-aircraft, anti-surface and anti-subsurface systems. The vessel has also been equipped with torpedoes and modern naval cannons.

"Iran's Navy has always prepared itself according to the threats at hand and has therefore never been caught by surprise," Sayyari said.

He noted that the country's naval forces have properly shown readiness to defend Iran's sea borders by conducting military maneuvers.

In January, Iran and Oman carried out two joint naval relief and rescue drills in the north of the Omani Sultan Qaboos Port.

Despite sanctions against the country, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing military equipment and systems.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/168674.html.