14.05.2012, 11:07
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TEHRAN – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Naval Force has said that Iran is the world’s leading country in producing missile-launching speedboats. Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi made the remarks during the opening ceremony of the second national conference on speedboats which opened on Sunday at Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology.
He said, “Armed speedboats which are capable of firing while moving at high speed only exist in Iran. “Speedboats equipped with torpedoes and electronic systems exist nowhere in the world but in Iran.” He added, “Many countries have not entered this field, and some countries like the United States abandoned their attempt after a short time.”
He also said that Iran possesses 20,000 speedboats which serve military purposes.
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that the Navy plans to stretch its operational range in the Northern waters of the Indian Ocean.
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"Given the expansion of the operational zone of the Army's Navy in the Northern Indian Ocean and our plan for going to waters beyond the 10-degree latitude, we need to have interaction and cooperation with the neighboring states, special countries in the North of the Indian Ocean," Sayyari stated.
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