Iranian Navy to Unveil Homegrown Destroyer in Coming Months
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Navy plans to launch its newest domestically-made destroyer “Sahand” in the coming months, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced.
“The construction of Sahand destroyer has progressed well and we hope that it will come into operation in the coming months,” Rear Admiral Sayyari said in a televised interview on Thursday.
He further emphasized that navies across the globe have the right to patrol in high seas, adding that since sea borders constitute one third of Iran’s border areas, the country will try to use the capacity efficiently.
Sahand is the third destroyer produced as part of the Mowj (Wave) project.
Sahand’s predecessors, Jamaran and Damavand, are currently in service and used for naval missions in international waters.
Earlier in August, Sayyari had announced that Iran’s new homegrown naval gear, including missile-launching warships, destroyers, as well as squadrons of vessels and submarines, will be launched until March 2017.
In recent years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and has attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems.
Tehran has repeatedly assured other nations that its military might poses no threat to other countries, saying that the Islamic Republic’s defense doctrine is entirely based on deterrence.
