Iran—Fateh Submarine Joins Navy

Mehr News Agency | 02/18/2019

The Iranian navy has commissioned into service a domestically-produced submarine that it claims is capable of launching cruise missiles, reports the semi-official Mehr News Agency (Tehran).  President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated the Fateh submarine during a ceremony on Sunday in the southern Hormozgan province, reported Al Jazeera (Qatar).  The 600-metric-ton submarine can launch cruise missiles via a vertical launch system, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency...
 

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