The main reason Defense Industries Organizations was established, was for Iran to gain self sufficiency in manufacturing her basic military needs. During the Iran-Iraq war, Iran's military suppliers were a handful of countries that sold her low quality military equipment ten times their price...
Karrar (Persian from Arabic كرار for "striker", also nickname of Imam Ali, the Muslim imam after) is an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle produced for the Military of Iran. According to reports, the UCAV can bomb targets at high speed. It is the first long-range unmanned...
In this thread, we'll discuss the Iranian weapons exports.
Ammunition and small arms exports:
According to some sources, Albania imported 500 PKM machine-guns,50 PKT machine-guns,3.5 million rounds of 7.62x54 mm ammunition for PKM machine-guns, 400 pieces of 25/30 grenade launchers and their...
In February 7, 2011, Iranian media showed footage of a green colored ballistic missile being launched and hitting a it's target directly. The missile which was called "Khalije Fars" (Persian Gulf), raised many questions about the safety of US warships in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman...
North Korea shows off new missile
North Korea has unveiled what appears to be a new missile at a military parade in Pyongyang.
The missile was shown on Sunday during celebrations for the centennial of the birth of late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung.
It is a possible addition to an...
Iran successfully launches new satellite into orbit.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has successfully launched its domestically-built Navid-e Elm-o Sanat satellite into orbit following a decree by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
More info from this Farsi source...
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The Shahed 285 is a light attack/recon helicopter recently announced and presumably put into serial production by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA). It was shown along side other indigenous helicopter...
Iran Equips IRGC with Large Numbers of 'Qiam 1' Ballistic Missiles
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Defense Ministry started supplying large numbers of 'Qiyam (Rise) 1' high-precision ballistic missiles to the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Sunday.
The new...
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian defense industries on Sunday unveiled the country's first home-made self-propelled howitzer 155mm artillery.
The new artillery was put on display in a ceremony in the Defense Industries Organization attended by the Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad...
TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari underlined IRGC's abundant military achievements in the post-revolution era, and said that the IRGC has started mass-production of a recently-developed smart anti-ship ballistic missile.
"The...
The Iranian Defense Ministry has delivered new naval cruise missile systems to the Navy in yet another move to boost the nation's defense capability.
The systems are capable of spotting and destroying different targets at sea, said Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi...
After 39 days of heavy operations, Iranian riggers have succeeded in putting out the massive blaze caused by an oil well explosion in Naftshahr.
Teams from the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) specialized in extinguishing petroleum-based fires managed to control the blaze at Naftshahr...