Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has unveiled a domestically-developed patrol combat vessel named after the country’s top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a US drone strike near Baghdad airport in January 2020.
Faraan: The military achievement was put on display during a ceremony in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on Monday. Chief of Staff of Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri, the IRGC Chief Commander Major General Hossein Salami, Commander of the IRGC Navy Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri and a number of other high-ranking military officials, commanders and state officials attended the ceremony.
During the ceremony, the IRGC Navy also took delivery of Shahid (Martyr) Rouhi and Shahid Dara high-speed and missile-launching assault boats. Shahid (Martyr) Soleimani patrol combat vessel, domestically developed by experts of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, is unveiled during a ceremony in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on September 5, 2022. (Photo by IRNA)
The hull of Shahid Soleimani combat patrol vessel is equipped with radar-evading stealth technology, meaning that it has a very low level of radar cross-section, according to Major General Bagheri. The vessel, thanks to its shape, can undertake all kinds of operations in open seas, and is capable of cruising in adverse weather conditions.
Shahid Soleimani military watercraft also has a much higher maneuverability and a much smaller turning radius compared to vessels of the same size, enabling it to implement various offensive and defensive missions. Shahid (Martyr) Soleimani patrol combat vessel, domestically developed by experts of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, is unveiled during a ceremony in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on September 5, 2022.
