Iranian IRGC Navy to receive new heavily armed warships


According to Tasnim news agency on October 9, two new vessels capable of carrying helicopters will join the fleet of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, a senior commander said. Speaking at a televised interview on Saturday, October 8, IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri said the two warships, named after IRGC Navy martyrs Mahdavi and Baqeri, are 240 meters long.
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Russian Vyborg Shipyard laid the Purga ice class coastguard ship of project 23550 925 001 The warship’s hull material employs stealth technology construction techniques with a low radar cross-section. Equipped with four powerful homegrown engines, the Soleimani can carry out long-range naval missions without coastal logistics (Picture source: via Tasnim)


IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri noted that both new warships can carry helicopters, missiles and tens of drones, while the Baqeri warship is also equipped with a runway for unmanned aircraft. The two new vessels can cruise in faraway waters and ensure the security of the Iranian trade vessels in high seas, he added.

The admiral also pointed to the homegrown patrol combat warship named after Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, saying the advanced vessel is fitted with air defense missiles, including 16 Navvab short-range and 6 Sayyad mid-range missiles. Four cruise missiles have been installed on the patrol combat warship that can hit targets at ranges of 90, 140, 300 and 750 kilometers. Last month, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said the patrol combat warship is the first Iranian military vessel equipped with air defense missiles with a vertical launching system that can fire mid- and short-range missiles.

The warship’s hull material employs stealth technology construction techniques with a low radar cross-section. Equipped with four powerful homegrown engines, the martyr Soleimani warship can carry out long-range naval missions without coastal logistics.