Wednesday, October 7, 2015

IRGC-N military technology exhibition in Tehran

Iran media imagery of IRGC-N military technology exhibition held 03OCT15 at “Khalij Fars Martyrs” (Chitgar) artificial lake facilities in Tehran's District 22:

Public unveiling of Zulfiqar ("Legendary Sword") semi-submersible fast attack craft, appearing to be a development of Taedong-B / Kajami class previously observed operating with IRGC-N.


IRGC-N Zulfiqar semi-submersible fast attack craft claimed specifications include length of 17 meters, width of 3.3 meters, height of 3.5 meters and weight of 22 tons.

IRGC-N Zulfiqar semi-submersible fast attack craft claimed performance includes

Detail of 324mm torpedo launchers fitted to IRGC-N Zulfiqar semi-submersible fast attack craft

IRGC-N Hoot ("Whale") supercavitating torpedo, Iranian variant of Russian VA-111 Shkval 

Claimed underwater speed of Hoot supercavitating torpedo is 100 meters per second (360 km/h)

Detail of IRGC-N Hoot supercavitating torpedo, showing guidance fins and electronic connector

Side view of IRGC-N Hoot supercavitating torpedo, with adjacent personnel providing sense of scale

Side detail of IRGC-N Hoot supercavitating torpedo (click to enlarge)

IRGC-N Torpedo 324, schematic and prototype, claimed armament for Zulfiqar semi-submersible fast attack craft (see above)

Schematic of IRGC-N YT-534 series torpedo 

Schematic IRGC-N torpedos on display stands

IRGC-N Saeghe ("Thunderbolt") (HY-2G Seersucker) coastal defense anti-ship cruise missile on mobile launcher vehicle

Opposite view, IRGC-N Saeghe ("Thunderbolt") coastal defense anti-ship cruise missile on mobile launcher vehicle

IRGC-N Saeghe ("Thunderbolt") coastal defense anti-ship cruise missile

Rader seeker unit for IRGC-N coastal defense anti-ship cruise missile

IRGC-N Zafar ("Triumph") and Nasr-1 ("Victory-1") anti-ship missiles

Left to right:
- Zafar ("Triumph") anti-ship missile
- Nasr-1 ("Victory-1") anti-ship missile
- Qader ("Able") anti-ship cruise missile
- Saeghe ("Thunderbolt") cruise missile

Front to back:
- Zafar ("Triumph") anti-ship missile
- Nasr-1 ("Victory-1") anti-ship missile
- Qader ("Able") anti-ship cruise missile
- Saeghe ("Thunderbolt") cruise missile

IRGC-N Zafar ("Triumph") anti-ship missile

IRGC-N Qader ("Able") anti-ship cruise missile

Displayed components of IRGC-N Qader ("Able") anti-ship cruise missile

Detail of displayed components of IRGC-N Qader ("Able") anti-ship cruise missile

IRGC-N Aviation Mil Mi-171Sh serial SN-2104 fitted with Qader ("Able") ALCM variant

Detail of IRGC-N Aviation Mil Mi-171Sh fitted with Qader ALCM

Frontal view of IRGC-N Mil Mi-171Sh fitted with two Qader ALCMs

IRGC-N Aviation Bell (Agusta) AB-206B Jet Ranger II (serial SN-2309) equipped with Nasr AShM

IRGC-N Khatam-5 ("Seal-5") coastal defense anti-ship missile mobile launcher vehicle

IRGC-N Ghareh ("End Time") anti-ship cruise missile launcher vehicle, based on Mercedes-Benz 2631  platform

IRGC-N mobile "Radar 2031" vehicle, claimed scanning range of 210 km and ability to track ten targets simultaneously

IRGC-N mobile "Radar 2031" vehicle based on Mercedes-Benz 1417 platform

IRGC unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) mobile command center

What appear to be IRGC-N Sadaf ("Pearl") series contact mines

What appear to be IRGC-N bottom mine types

What appears to be an IRGC-N shallow water mine

IAIO Yasir-2 low-cost, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Foreground: IAIO Sayeh (Shadow) low-cost, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

IRGC-N Ghods Ababil-3 reconnaissance and surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

IRGC-N Ghods Mohajer-4 (“Migrant-4”) unmanned aerial vehicle, most recent variant

IRGC-N R-4 unmanned aerial vehicle halicopter, with claimed weight of 12 kg, speeds up to 50 km/h, ceiling of 2000 ft and endurance of 40 minutes.

IRGC-N Zulfiqar ("Legendary Sword") inshore patrol boat equipped with AShM launchers

IRGC-N Zulfiqar ("Legendary Sword") inshore patrol boat equipped with AShM launchers

IRGC-N Kashdom IV inshore patrol boat equipped with AShM launchers

IRGC-N Seraj-1 (Bladerunner) military speedboat

IRGC-N inshore patrol boat equipped with DShK heavy machine gun and 107 mm MRL

IRGC-N HESA Bavar-2 ("Belief-2") ground effect vehicle, serial SN-3115

Right: IRGC-N DIO Fajr-5 ("Dawn-5") coastal artillery MLRS launcher vehicle, based on Mercedes-Benz 2631 platform

Dideban ("Watch") thermal night vision system

Vessel claimed involved in IRGC-N capture of British Royal Marines at Arvand Rud ("Shatt al-Arab) in 2007


Photos: Jahan News, Danial Behmanesh at Mashregh News, Sina Noorikhani and Saman Azizi at Military.ir

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Quite impressive, and the future cooperation with Russia will bring Iranian military science to the highest levels...and give the young Iranian population highly skilled and paid jobs.

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