IRNA - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called the progress in the military field as positive while emphasizing Tehran's determination to boost its defensive capabilities. 'The Defense Minister has rendered a very good report on progress in medium-range, long-range, air-to-air and sea-to-sea missiles as well as UAVs with great work in these fields,...

Financial Tribune- Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as UAVs or drones, have opened new doors in the realm of aviation on a global scale, especially Iran. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, an unmanned aerial vehicle is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system, ...

MNA The white smoke seen over Tehran and surrounding areas this morning was due to a tactical exercise carried out by the Guard Corps jets, IRGC Aerospace Force said in a statement on Tuesday. According to Sepah (IRGC) News, the white smoke seen over the sky of Tehran was due to a tactical exercise carried out by fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs) ...

MNA IAIO Director Brig. Gen. Banitarafi said joint venture with the Russian has kicked off in design and export of certain UAVs. Director of Iran's Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) Brigadier General Abdolkarim Banitarafi recalled that Russia had always sought to cooperate with Iran in the field of UAVs noting several joint projects have been ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian military commander praised the preparedness of the country's air defense units and said the forces have managed to target and destroy several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the mock enemy flying over nuclear facilities. In a visit to the air defense unit of Arak Heavy Water Production Plant at Khondab in the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran flew a new homegrown Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), dubbed Homa, suitably equipped for patrol and reconnaissance missions. Furnished with cameras for both day and night, the pilotless aircraft can send online data to a ground control station. Homa has been manufactured in two models. The maximum takeoff weight of Homa-2 ...

Head of Iran's Aviation Industry Organizationhas announced on Wednesday that the country unveils its latest indigenous designs and achievements in the area of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the near future. Referring to different classes of UAVs, Manouchehr Manteghi head of Iran's Aviation Industry Organization (IAIO) said UAVs are ...

By AFP TEHRAN Iran has tested anti-air and anti-ship missiles and unveiled a new drone, its powerful Revolutionary Guards said on Monday, in a show of military readiness for a war with Israel their chief says is inevitable. Medium-range surface-to-air missiles designed to knock attacking aircraft out of the sky at a range of 50 kilometres (30 ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Iranian Police's Air Force Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Beiranvand said the country's border guards are using different kinds of aircraft, including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, to carry out their missions. "To enhance Iran's border security, a major part of our energy is directed at the country's borders in the East ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans Army ground forces are scheduled to stage special exercises involving military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the near future, a high-ranking commander announced. Lieutenant Commander of Irans Army Ground Force General Kiomars Heidari said on Tuesday that the specialized drone wargame will take place in the Iranian month ...

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This is getting ordinary, watching footage from Iranian UAVs monitoring western ship in Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. Some presume Iranian UAVs recognizance missions as ordinary checkups on sea traffic which NATAO affiliations allow intently to prevent any military tension in the sensitive oil route; however a deep look into Iranian anti-ship ...

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says the country will unveil a variety of combat and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) soon, stressing the new drones will play an instrumental role in upgrading Irans defense power. Drones are needed by the countrys marine sector and the maritime sector will be equipped with this ...

[caption id="attachment_19813" align="alignright" width="300"] IR footage from Rq-170, recorded in late 2009[/caption] A few days ago, during a short documentary aired from Iranian state TV, new information about the operation which resulted in capturing RQ-170 sentinel has released. The documentary includes several interesting points however one ...

Iran news headlines on Thursday include Iranian leader rejection of direct talks with US and ordering officials tostop feuding;Iran canceling visa requirements for Egyptian merchants and tourists; resumption of Iran and Senegal ties;Ahmadinejad urging negotiations, elections in Syria andIran planning to produce UAVs in other countries. Irans supreme ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Deputy Defense Minister Mohammad Eslami said that the Islamic republic has plans to produce unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in other countries, semi- official Fars news agency reported on Thursday. "Today, Iranian drones have many clients," Eslami said, adding that "We are in for a big market" for Iranian drones. According ...

Irannews headlines on Monday includeIran's Intelligence Ministry remark over West launching a 'currency war' against Iranto destabilize country; Israel grounding its UAVs in Azerbaijan for fear of Iran seizure;Chinas imports of crude from Iran rebounding to the highest level in six months; PakistaniForeign Minister speech on IP gas pipeline project ...

Israel has grounded its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Azerbaijan after Irans capture of two US-made RQ-150 drones. Israeli drones, including its medium size multi-payload Hermes 450, have stopped flying after senior Azeri Defense Ministry experts notified the Zionist regime of their concerns about the possible seizure of the drones by the Islamic ...

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), which is responsible for providing security in the Persian Gulf waters and strategic Strait of Hormuz on the order of the Supreme Commander in Chief Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has attempted to boost its capabilities in submarine warfare. Earlier this year, Iran's Commander of the IRGC, Major GeneralMohammad ...

Irannews headlines on Tuesday include Iran's nuclear chief remarks over Iran not to stop uranium enrichment, Iran reopening its consulate inthe Afghan city of Herat, a coal mine collapse in Tabas resulting four dead,Vice Israeli Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon statements on Iran's nuclear programambition, Ahmadinejad speeches on worthless sanctions on ...