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  • Monday ,18 February 2019
العربية

Iran unveils first semi-heavy missile-equipped submarine

By-Ahram

International News

00:02

Monday ,18 February 2019

Iran unveils first semi-heavy missile-equipped submarine

Iran s state TV is reporting that the country s President Hassan Rouhani has unveiled the first Iranian made semi-heavy submarine.

The Sunday report said the Fateh, "Conqueror   in Persian, is capable of being fitted with cruise missiles.
 
Since 1992, Iran has developed a homegrown defense industry that produces light and heavy weapons ranging from mortars and torpedoes to tanks and submarines.
 
The Fateh has subsurface-to-surface missiles with a range of about 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles), capable of reaching Israel and U.S. military bases in the region.