Defense Ministry

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  • Taqizadeh Yesterday 17:32

    Deputy defense minister says Iran to continue boosting deterrence power 

    TEHRAN – The Defense Ministry is resolved to do its best to enhance the country’s deterrence power, including in missile and air defense sectors, the deputy defense minister announced on Saturday.

  • Armored, tactical vehicles unveiled 2019-08-14 09:00

    Armored, tactical vehicles unveiled

    TEHRAN – The Defense Ministry on Tuesday unveiled new types of advanced armored and tactical vehicles fully designed and manufactured by Iranian military experts, Tasnim reported.

  • Defense minister to brief MPs on latest achievements 2019-07-10 21:57

    Defense minister to brief MPs on latest achievements

    TEHRAN – Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami is scheduled to attend a meeting of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday to brief the lawmakers about technological progresses in defense industry, according to the committee’s spokesman.

  • Iran boats 2019-07-08 20:27

    Defense Ministry delivers indigenous vessel to police 

    TEHRAN – The Defense Ministry has started delivering domestically-made Haidar-class patrol boats to police forces operating in the Persian Gulf waters.

  • Defense plans to be reviewed based on the Leader’s statement: Hatami 2019-03-01 22:13

    Defense plans to be reviewed based on the Leader’s statement: Hatami

    TEHRAN – Defense Minister Amir Hatami has said Iran’s defense programs will be reviewed according to the recent statement by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the second phase of the revolution.

  • Hatami: 751 defense products built in Iran 2019-01-29 22:26

    Hatami: 751 defense products built in Iran

    TEHRAN – Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Tuesday appreciated the efforts made by Iran’s scientists, saying thanks to their efforts “we have 751 different defense products being produced.”

  • Iran to send 3 satellites into space 2018-11-30 20:31

    Iran to send 3 satellites into space

    TEHRAN – Deputy Defense Minister General Qassem Taqizadeh said on Thursday that Iran will send three satellites into the space in the coming few months.

  • افتتاح خط تولید اولین جت جنگنده تمام ایرانی کوثر 2018-11-27 21:18

    Iran to export homegrown aircraft in near future 

    TEHRAN — The managing director of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (AIO) has said Iran will export planes fully designed and manufactured inside the country in the near future, the Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.

  • Defense Ministry delivers 12 UAVs, 6 copters to police 2018-10-08 01:30

    Defense Ministry delivers 12 UAVs, 6 copters to police

    TEHRAN – In a ceremony on Monday, the Defense Ministry delivered 12 upgraded UAVs named Mohajer and Sadeq, 6 helicopters and different types of advanced urban and border security equipment to the police, ILNA reported.

  • Hatami 2018-04-24 02:20

    Defense Ministry will establish durable security in Makran

    TEHRAN – Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Monday his ministry is resolved to establish “sustainable security” in Makran, a stretch of coast southeast of Iran emerging as a major naval base and a hub of maritime trade.

  • Defense Ministry unveils new maritime products 2018-02-06 18:59

    Defense Ministry unveils new maritime products

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday unveiled two homegrown maritime products, one used for propulsion of speedboats and the other for protection of metallic structures in military and civilian vessels.

  • Admiral urges formation of marine dept. in president office 2018-01-30 10:17

    Admiral urges formation of marine dept. in president office

    TEHRAN – Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari, the managing director of the Marine Industries Organization run by the Defense Ministry, has suggested the establishment of a marine department in the office of the president. 

  • Rangers to be equipped with personal armors 2018-01-16 20:08

    Rangers to be equipped with personal armors

    TEHRAN – As per a memorandum of understanding signed between the Ministry of Defense and the Department of Environment, the ministry is tasked to provide rangers with appropriate personal armors.

  • Defense Ministry praises Basij as ‘strategic’ force 2017-11-26 12:23

    Defense Ministry praises Basij as ‘strategic’ force

    TEHRAN – The Defense Ministry released a message on Saturday on the 37th anniversary of the Mobilization Resistance Force, known as Basij in Farsi, saying the resistance force is one of the strategic achievements of the Islamic Republic since its formation in 1979.

  • حسین دهقان وزیر دفاع و پشتیبانی از نیروهای مسلح 2017-04-05 20:02

    Defense Ministry a technological mogul: Dehghan 

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said on Wednesday the ministry has now developed into a technological mogul and branched out into other key sectors vital for the country to keep the country running.

  • Defense Ministry working with 95 universities 2017-02-25 20:41

    Defense Ministry working with 95 universities

    TEHRAN – Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said on Saturday that his ministry is collaborating with 95 universities across the country and is planning to expand its cooperation with the Science Ministry.

  • وزارت دفاع 2016-09-07 10:31

    Defense Ministry requests amendment to bill to join child protection protocol

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Defense Ministry has called for an amendment to a bill under which Iran would join the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, the IRIB reported on Tuesday.