Navy chief: Iran to build high-speed cruise missiles
Admiral Shahram Irani, Iran’s Navy chief, said that high-speed surface-to-surface cruise missiles will soon be built by navy experts.
In an interview with Borna news agency, the commander said, “In the Navy, we have acquired the first set of land attack missiles, which will be unveiled soon,” adding that its evaluation process has been carried out successfully.
“For the first time, this type of missile, which does not exist in any of the regional countries, is being built in Iran.”
The Admiral announced that the construction of high-range anti-ship missiles possessing detection ability is also on the agenda with the cooperation of the Ministry of Defense and knowledge-based companies, and it will soon be added to the Navy.
Irani also noted that the Besat heavy submarine will be “bigger and heavier than the Fateh submarine in terms of tonnage and weight”.
As such, the Navy’s experts predict that the Besat submarine can stay underwater for longer stretches of time.
“If this happens, this submarine will be equipped with subsurface-to-surface and subsurface-to-air missiles in addition to torpedoes.”