It would be interesting to see what you Freepers with a military background think of this threat.
Posted on 11/29/2007 12:27:07 PM PST by Zakeet
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran said on Wednesday to have built a submarine equipped with sonar-evading technology, saying the craft had been launched in the Persian Gulf.
The navy chief, Adm. Habibollah Sayyari, was quoted by state television as saying the new Ghadir-class submarine is the second Iranian-built underwater craft outfitted with "state-of-the-art electronic equipment." He said it took 10 years to build.
The report showed a picture of a submarine. Iran's two domestically built submarines can fire missiles and torpedoes simultaneously.
Iran has been pushing an arms development program in recent years in a bid to reach self-sufficiency. It has produced its own jet fighters and armored vehicles as well as radar-avoiding missiles and other high-tech weapons. On Tuesday, it announced a new long-range missile.
Iran has also three diesel-electric Russian made submarines.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the new submarine is part of Iran's drive toward self-sufficiency in arms production, the television report said.
"Today, you have been able to design and build many of the military requirements. We have become self-sufficient from other countries," Khamenei was quoted as telling navy commanders Wednesday.
Iranian officials have repeatedly said the Islamic Republic will defend itself should the United States or archrival Israel ever attack.
It would be interesting to see what you Freepers with a military background think of this threat.
BUNK.................
I am sick of these people. I wish their people would take care of their government.
So others don’t have to.
I’ll bet Kim Jong Il has already built a fleet of these.
LMAO!
Riiiight.
ROFL...
Perhaps it’s oar powered (ultra quiet, except for the slave grunting and drum beating).
The first nation to do this was “neutral” Sweden.
Now the Iranians, and we suspect the Chinese have it. So much for “neutrality”. Which, ought to make one wonder, to start with - why would a “neutral” want to employ sonar evasion in the first place, and why would, Sweden, a Western European country and a Nordic country - like our NATO allies Denmark, Norway and Iceland - NOT have delivered that technology to the US but would ALLOW it to find its way to Iran and China????
You gotta relax, man. There ain’t no such thing.
Yes there is.
It’s very quiet at full speed, but they forgot to create a port so they can use the oar.
Bravo Sierra.
Oook. Do you have a link/reference or do we have to take your word for it ?
Sonar isn’t neeeded. It’s probably so loud that the USN can get a firing solution on it by putting their ear against the inside of their hull.
Picture of the prototype.
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