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Sept. 28: Iran's state TV says the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard has received its first three squadrons of these radar-evading flying boats, called the Bavar-2, or Confidence-2. The report says the domestically made craft can be used for surveillance and can carry guns and transmit data. Read more![Iran_Gets_Flying_Boats]()
Sept. 28: The Iranian Defense Ministry released this photo of a Bavar-2, or Confidence-2, a radar-evading flying boat. Iran's state TV says the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard has received its first three squadrons of the flying watercraft.![Sajjil_Missile]()
Sept. 22: Before a portrait of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a Sajjil missile, the longest range of any missile in Iran's arsenal -- capable of flying more than 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) -- is displayed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The missile was part of a military parade marking the 30th anniversary of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, and is shown in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran.![Zelzal_Missile]()
Sept. 22: A Zelzal, or earthquake, missile is displayed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard while a member of the Guard stands at right, during a military parade marking the 30th anniversary of outset of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran.![Shahab_3_Missile]()
Sept. 22: In front of a portrait of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a Shahab-3 missile is displayed by the Revolutionary Guard, during a military parade marking the 30th anniversary of the outset of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran.![Mersad Defense System]()
Iran's Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi (third from right) walks during a ceremony to unveil Iran's medium range anti-aircraft air defense system "Mersad" (Ambush). Iran recently announced the development of the new, more advanced, anti-aircraft system.![Mersad Air-Defense System]()
This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry, shows a part of the Mersad or Ambush air defense system in Tehran, Iran. Iran's defense minister recently announced the development of the new, more advanced, anti-aircraft system.![Ghadir_Submarines_10]()
New photos released by the Iranian Defense Ministry claim to show Iran's Ghadir submarines in the southern port of Bandar Abbas in Persian Gulf, Iran. Iran's state media say the country's navy has taken charge of four new Iranian-built submarines as part of Tehran's efforts to upgrade its defense capabilities.![Ghadir_Submarines_3]()
The official IRNA news agency says Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi and Navy chief Adm. Habibollah Sayyari attended Sunday's ceremony marking the delivery of the vessels to the Iranian navy.![Ghadir_Submarines_2]()
IRNA says the Ghadir class submarines can fire missiles and torpedoes at the same time and can operate in the Persian Gulf's shallow waters. Iran has sought to upgrade its air defense systems and naval power, saying any possible future attacks against Iran will be air and sea-based.![Noor_Missile_Launch]()
A Noor missile is fired from its launch vehicle during a war game by the Iranian army near Jask port in southern Iran.![Copter_Patrols]()
Iranian army helicopters perform military maneuvers at the Strait of Hormuz, Iran. Iran kicked off new war games and military maneuvers in the strategic Persian Gulf waters, the country's second military show of force in less than a month. The new maneuvers, dubbed "Velayat 89," lasted eight days in the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman and covered about 97,000 square miles (250,000 square kilometers) of Iranian territorial waters, reported state TV.![Saegheh_Missile]()
A Saegheh ground-to-sea missile is fired by Revolutionary Guard during a maneuver at the eastern part of Strait of Hormuz, a strategic oil route in southern Iran. Iran's state television said the country has fired a series of missiles as part of an ongoing large-scale military maneuvers in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.![Naval_War_Games]()
Iranian boats take part in naval war game in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz southern Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guards successfully deployed a new speed boat capable of destroying enemy ships as war games began on Thursday in a waterway crucial for global oil supplies, Iranian media reported.![Ocean Attacks]()
An Iranian boat fires a missile as it takes part in a naval war game in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, southern Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guards successfully deployed a new speed boat capable of destroying enemy ships as war games began on Thursday in a waterway crucial for global oil supplies, Iranian media reported.![War Games]()
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard started large-scale war games in the Persian Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television reported. Iran has been holding military maneuvers in the gulf and the Strait of Hormuz annually since 2006 to show off its military capabilities.![Rocket Parade]()
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second from the left, listens to his Defense Minister, Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, as a rocket is paraded during National Army Day, in front of mausoleum of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran. Ahmadinejad on Sunday extolled Iran's military might during the annual army parade, saying the country is so powerful today that no one would dare attack it.![Air_Defense_Missile]()
An air defense missile is driven past Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and top military commanders (back) during the Army Day parade in Tehran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Israel was on its way to collapse, as Iran's military displayed a range of home-built drones and missiles at the annual Army Day parade.![Target_Practice_2]()
Revolutionary Guard's troops attack and take over a war ship, being used as a target, during a maneuver in the Persian Gulf, Iran. Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard on Thursday started large-scale war games in the Persian Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television reported. Iran has been holding military maneuvers in the gulf and the Strait of Hormuz annually since 2006 to show off its military capabilities.![Shahin Missiles]()
Shahin missiles, a local version of the 1970s-era U.S.-manufactured Hawk missile, in Tehran, Iran. Iran announced the development of a new, more advanced, anti-aircraft system, the defense minister said Sunday on national television.![Shahin Missiles]()
This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry, shows Shahin missiles, a local version of the 1970s-era U.S.-manufactured Hawk missile, in Tehran, Iran. Iran announced the development of a new, more advanced, anti-aircraft system, the defense minister said Sunday on national television.![Shahin Missiles]()
This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry, shows Shahin missiles, a local version of the 1970s-era U.S.-manufactured Hawk missile, background right, and a part of Mersad or Ambush air defense system, in Tehran, Iran. Iran announced the development of a new, more advanced, anti-aircraft system, the defense minister said Sunday on national television.![Soldiers_Hit_the_Ground]()
Iraqi Army soldiers step off a military helicopter during a training course in Taji, Iraq.![Eyeing a Rocket Engine]()
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, listens to his Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, as he looks at engine of a domestically-built satellite booster rocket, in Tehran, Iran. Ahmadinejad has unveiled a domestically-built satellite booster rocket, part of an ambitious space program that could be used to launch satellites or deliver warheads.![Iranian-Built Satellites]()
Iranian-built satellites Navid, left, Tolo, center, and Mesbah-2 are on display in Tehran, Iran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled a model of a new domestically built light booster rocket, named Simorgh, as well as these three Iranian-built satellites, as part of the National Day of Space Technology.![Simorgh Light Booster Rocket]()
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures towards a model of Iran's new domestically-built light booster rocket, named Simorgh, in Tehran, Iran. Ahmadinejad has unveiled a domestically-built satellite booster rocket, part of an ambitious space program that could be used to launch satellites or deliver warheads.![Iran Missile Testing]()
Iran demonstrates a show of force just days after the U.S. warned Tehran over a newly uncovered nuclear facility it was secretly constructing.![Zelzal Missile]()
This Zelzal missile was launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guard in a drill, near the city of Qom, 80 miles south of Tehran, Iran.![Zelzal, Up Close]()
A closer look at the Revolutionary Guard's Zelzal missile launch, in a drill near the city of Qom, 80 miles south of Tehran, Iran.![A Fateh Missile]()
The Revolutionary Guard launches a Fateh missile in a drill, near the city of Qom, 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Tehran, Iran.![A Tondar Missile]()
Iran's Revolutionary Guard launches a Tondar missile in a drill, near the city of Qom, 80 miles south of Tehran, Iran.![Prepping a Zelzal]()
A Zelzal missile is prepared for launch by Iran's Revolutionary Guard in a drill near the city of Qom, 80 miles south of Tehran, Iran.![Test Firing a Shahab-3]()
Sept. 28, 2009: An Iranian Shahab-3 longer-range missile is test-fired, shown here in a still from an Iranian video.![Saegheh_Fighter_in_Hanger]()
Iranian Air Force Saegheh fighter jets are seen in a hanger in Tehran, Iran, in this still from a video.![Prepping a Zelzal]()
A Zelzal missile is prepared for launch by Iran's Revolutionary Guard in a drill near the city of Qom, 80 miles south of Tehran, Iran.![Test Firing a Shahab-3]()
Sept. 28, 2009: An Iranian Shahab-3 longer-range missile is test-fired, shown here in a still from an Iranian video.![Saegheh_Fighter_in_Hanger]()
Iranian Air Force Saegheh fighter jets are seen in a hanger in Tehran, Iran, in this still from a video.Iranian Military Tech
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