Zitat:Iranian Navy to build heavy destroyer: Rear Admiral Khanzadi

“Construction of the heavy destroyer has been put on the agenda under a project dubbed Negin [gemstone],” Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi told Tasnim.

The top commander noted that the new destroyer is expected to weigh between 5,000 and 7,000 tons, adding that the warship will be used in long-running naval missions without any limitation. In recent years, Iran has made major breakthroughs in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing important military equipment and hardware.

Zitat:Iran warship accidentally 'hit by missile' during military drill

Nineteen sailors have died and 15 others were wounded after Iran struck its own ship in a naval 'accident' in the Gulf of Oman. State media said the vessel has sunk. [...] Nineteen sailors were killed and 15 others injured in the Gulf of Oman when an Iranian missile fired during a training exercise struck a support vessel near its target, Iranian state media reported Monday. The missile struck the Konarak, a missile launching support warship that had been taking part in Sunday's exercise.

Iranian state television reported that the vessel had been putting targets out for other ships when it was hit, saying it had been too close to a target. [...] One report said the vessel sunk after being hit.

Zitat:IRGC Navy receives another batch of attack boats

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on 11 December that 110 attack boats had been delivered to its naval wing in a ceremony attended by its commander, Major General Hossein Salami.

Although only low-quality imagery was released of the event, aerial footage confirmed that 110 boats were lined up for the ceremony at the IRGC Navy's (IRGCN's) base in Bandar Abbas. The majority were types that are already in service, including the rigid-hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) known as the Ashoura. Some Ashouras were displayed for the first time fitted with [...] launch tubes for torpedoes. Several new types of fast attack craft armed with anti-ship missiles were also displayed, including four that appeared to be powered by waterjets. Satellite imagery of most of the boats already lined up for the ceremony on 7 December showed these are approximately 14 m long.

Zitat:Iran’s Drive to Modernize Navy Faces Latest in String of Setbacks

Iran’s drive for naval modernization and self-sufficiency has had another recent setback the when Iranian Navy’s newest frigate capsized in its dry dock. Last week, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps showed off more than 100 of their latest homegrown fast attack craft – new types of missile boats, unique torpedo boats and other craft – in Bandar Abbas.

The frigate – IRIS Talayieh – fell off its blocks when the dry dock was being flooded on Dec 5. The walls of the dry dock prevented it from fully capsizing. It rested at about 60 degrees. Talayieh is the newest Moudge-class light frigate, based on the British-designed Alvand light frigates, which are the backbone of the Iranian Navy surface fleet. [...]

Accidents like this are a risk in any navy, but the Iranian Navy has seen several mishaps. The vessel immediately Talayieh in the same dry dock was also the victim of a serious accident. The Konarak is a utility support vessel and patrol boat that was struck by a friendly anti-ship missile in May 2020. The resulting fire destroyed the superstructure and almost claimed the ship. But it was towed back to port and is now being rebuilt with a completely new and redesigned superstructure. In fact, Talayieh is the fifth major incident in recent years. On Jan. 10, 2018, an indigenous frigate, IRIS Damavand, sunk after grounding on a harbor wall during a storm. The accident wrecked the ship’s keel near the helideck.

Zitat:Moment one of Iranian navy's largest ship sinks in the Gulf of Oman after fire breaks out

One of Iran's largest naval vessels has caught fire and sunk in the Gulf of Oman. The Kharg, a 650ft cargo vessel designed to resupply ships at sea, caught fire Tuesday after a fault 'in one of its systems' during a training exercise.

All 400 crew and students on board the vessel - built in Britain in 1977 - were evacuated with only minor injuries, the Iranian military said, before firefighters tried to tackle the blaze. But they were unable to save the ship which sank Wednesday morning near the port of Jask 'after 20 hours of dedicated efforts to save it', Iranian officials said.

It is not yet clear how the fire started, but it comes amid attacks on cargo ships and military vessels in recent months that Iran and Israel have blamed on one-another - worsening already fraught relations between the old adversaries. [...] The navy said the vessel was on a 'training mission' in international waters.

Zitat:Potential New Stealth Missile Boat Under Construction In Iran

A new vessel has been observed under construction in Iran, according to satellite imagery. The unidentified catamaran is characterized by a clean-angled form, appearing stealthier than earlier types, and could be a missile boat.

It is located at Qeshm Madkandaloo Shipbuilding Cooperative Co. shipyard on the island of Qeshm and is visible in Airbus commercial satellite imagery [...].

The new boat is seen next to another new missile catamaran, a Shahid Soleimani-class missile corvette. This is also a stealth-influenced design, appearing generally modern. The new type bears some similarities in overall form but is noticeably smaller. It measures about 166 feet, or 50 meters, long and 46 feet, or 14 meters, across. [...] The new vessel appears to lack the helipad that the Shahid Soleimani-class has, but it’s currently unfinished, so it’s difficult to assess the final fit. It does have two cut-outs in the aft deck that are indicative of pop-up missile tubes. These are likely for 4-8 Noor or Qader anti-ship missiles, which are Iranian derivatives of the Chinese C-802 family of sea-skimming missiles, roughly equivalent to the famous Harpoon and Neptune types.

(13.09.2022, 10:44)Quintus Fabius schrieb: Neues iranisches Kriegsschiff - ein Katamaran:...gefällt mir !

(14.09.2022, 12:57)Schneemann schrieb: Es handelt sich um eine durchaus interessante Konstruktion, zumal dieses Schiff für seine Größe geradezu überbordend vollgestopft ist mit Waffensystemen. Es gibt widersprüchliche Angaben, aber zumeist wird von vier AShM (C-802?) und sechs VLS-Zellen ausgegangen, woraus vermutlich SAMs vom Typ Sayyad-2 verschossen werden können. Dazu kommen noch eine wohl automatische 30-mm-Kanone vorne und vier handbediente 20-mm-Gatling-Kanonen an den Eckpunkten der Aufbauten. Wie gesagt, ist aber spekulativ.

Auffallend ist indessen, dass das VLS quasi direkt hinter bzw. fast in die Brückenaufbauten integriert ist, also zwischen Frontfenstern der Brücke und den Startern weiter achtern liegen gerade mal ca. sechs, sieben Meter, was für die Brückencrew reichen muss. Erscheint mir beengt und sehr kompakt, kann bei einem Treffer riskant sein.

Sensorik ist nur schwer abschätzbar, ist die Frage, wie weit die Iraner hier sind bzw. kommen konnten angesichts der Sanktionen. In jedem Fall, wenn wirklich drei dieser Einheiten gebaut werden sollten, ist es eine durchaus nennenswerte und nicht zu unterschätzende Verstärkung der iranischen Flottenkräfte im Golf.

Schneemann

Zitat:Iran to equip its Moudge-class frigates with Abu Mahdi cruise missiles

According to information published by Tasnim News on October 25, 2022, the commander of the Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, said the Iranian Navy’s frigates are going to be equipped with Abu Mahdi cruise missiles and other missiles with greater ranges. [...]

The naval destroyers have also been equipped with ‘Navvab’ mid-range surface-to-air missile system, he noted, adding that the homegrown Moudge-class frigate Sahand and other ones have been armed with point-defense systems. The admiral further stated that the sonar systems of the Iranian submarines have been significantly upgraded. Elsewhere in his remarks, the Navy chief expressed hope that the Moudge-class frigate Damavand would join the naval fleet on November 28. [...]

Abu Mahdi missile, complete name: "Shahid (Martyr) Abu-Mahdi al-Muhandis missile", is an Iranian naval cruise missile that was made by the Ministry of Defense of Iran; This missile has a range of over 1000 km.