New Shiraz Surveillance Warship of Iranian Navy. (Picture source Mehr New Agency)
Jerusalem Post: Iran builds new 'intel ship' dubbed Shiraz - analysis
Shiraz is the size of a destroyer and has a “wide range” of electronic warfare abilities. Iran is preparing to launch a new ship for its navy.
The ship is called the Shiraz according to reports and it is supposed to be an intelligence-gathering ship that will also be equipped with a helicopter and radar. Iran’s navy has had many problems recently, with one large ship that caught fire and other accidents.
In the last year, Iran’s navy has attempted more joint drills with foreign navies, such as Russia and China, and sent ships around Africa to sail all the way to Russia. Iran’s navy is not the only naval force Iran has. The country also has a separate Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy that consists of hundreds of fast boats. Iran has also launched numerous new fast boats for the IRGC recently. Iran’s IRGC has conducted operations as far as the Red Sea.
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WNU Editor: Iranian intel-gathering ships have been attacked in the past .... US watching as Iran quietly replaces Red Sea spy ship damaged in April attack (CNN).
2 comments:
It will make a great artificial reef for tourism lol
it's too ugly for tourism, but the fish and molluscs won't mind
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