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But they took ages to complete 500 tonnes fateh. I'm afraid non of us will be around when they complete this one...
Fateh submarine, despite its relatively smaller displacement is a very advanced submarine. It is natural when you develop something like this for the first time, it will not be an easy path. Furthermore, it is important to note that the Fateh was made many years ago but it was delayed because they had to make improvements to it. These project delays are common in all militaries. The jump from the Ghadir to Fateh was more difficult than the jump from Fateh to the next submarine. But nevertheless, given the complexity of submarines, 10 years is a very reasonable time from design stage to a submarine entering service. Thus we should expect this next submarine to be ready around the 2030 time-frame. Many of the subsystems are already being developed if not completed. For example BLDC motors, AIP etc.
As Khanzali said, this next submarine will be something incredible and bring pride and glory to Iran. Whilst many nations that claim to build naval assets can not even build a marine engine, Iran under sanctions is developing its own large submarine with AIP all by itself. Any other people would be in awe with this but I suppose Iranians have very standard expectations. Not that this is a problem, Iran has much to go before it can live up to its great history and ancestors. But still lets appreciate the herculean tasks that are being completed by Iran! Look how much Iran has caught up just in few decades. Iran lost centuries of development, but it is on the rise now. We've seen nothing yet.