Iran to Unveil New Home-Made Hovercraft, Missiles in Coming Days

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to unveil a number of new home-made defensive products in the coming days, including a new hovercraft and a number of missiles.

"By the next few days we will unveil a new hovercraft which will give new capabilities to the naval forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran," Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said, speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting here in Tehran on Wednesday.

He added that the Iranian Ministry of Defense also plans to unveil new missiles which have been manufactured by Iran completely.

On October 14, Iran inaugurated 8 new units for the production of explosives and boosters.

The products inaugurated by the Iranian defense minister included a celluloid cartridge production line, an explosive Patton production line, development phase of an emulsion explosives production line, a nitro-medicine tablets production plant, a glass de-nitration production plant, a platinum-coated Neoprene anodes production unit, a phosphate pelletizing plant, a phosphoric acid production unit and a micro polymer balloons unit.

The Iranian Armed Forces displayed the country's latest home-made military tools, weapons and equipments in large military parades in Tehran on September 21.

The annual September 21 parades mark the start of the Week of Sacred Defense, commemorating Iranians' sacrifices during the 8 years of Iraqi imposed war on Iran in 1980s.

During the parades, the Iranian armed forces displayed different weapons and military tools and equipment, including different kinds of fighters, choppers, drones, ground-to-ground missiles, air-to-ground missiles, surface-to-surface missiles, tactical and armed vehicles, surface and underwater vessels, electronic and telecommunication equipment, light and mid-light weapons, different kinds of artillery and mortar-launchers, air defense systems and engineering and logistic equipment.






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