TEHRAN, Sept 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), plans to equip its navy with oceangoing warships, capable of carrying helicopters, IRGC navy commander was quoted as saying, by Tasnim news agency yesterday.
Rear Admiral, Ali Reza Tangsiri, said that, the indigenous warships, 65 metres in length, will join the IRGC navy fleet in the near future.
Tangsiri also unveiled plans, to equip the IRGC navy with vessels, with a velocity of 94 knots per hour and powerful missile-launching ships.
The navy of the IRGC on Wednesday received 188 new combat drones and helicopters.