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
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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