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Category. : Indo-Persian weaponry. "Indo-Persian weaponry" were weapons (artillery, swords, etc.) that were employed, and/or manufactured in Persia, the Ottoman Empire, India and other nearby countries.
The IAIO Toufan or Toophan (Persian: توفان, "typhoon") is series of combat helicopters by the Iran Aviation Industries Organization. Based on the US-built AH-1J International with New laser system Rocket-launching digital control system Multi-display monitor, and Central smart arms management system Panha 2091 Iran: Attack: AH-1J International
A shamshir (Persian: شمشیر) is a type of Persian/Iranian sword with a radical curve. The name is derived from the Persian word shamshīr, which is made of two words sham ("fang") and shir ("lion"). The curved "scimitar" sword family includes the shamshir, kilij, talwar, pulwar, and nimcha. A shamshir shekargar (Persian: شمشیر ...
The Greco-Persian Wars (also often called the Persian Wars) were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire and Greek city-states that started in 499 BC [i] and lasted until 449 BC. The collision between the fractious political world of the Greeks and the enormous empire of the Persians began when Cyrus the Great conquered the Greek ...
The tabarzin (saddle axe) (Persian: تبرزین; sometimes translated "saddle-hatchet") is the traditional battle axe of Persia (Iran). It bears one or two crescent-shaped blades. The long form of the tabar was about seven feet long, while a shorter version was about three feet long. What makes the Persian axe unique is the very thin handle ...
The South Persia Rifles was a measure to use locally raised troops rather than British or Indian units, so that the latter could be sent to the main campaign against the Ottomans in Iraq. With the assent of the Shah ’s government, the British were allowed to form a military force of up to 11,000 men to quell the resistive tribes and maintain ...
The military history of Iran has been relatively well-documented, with thousands of years' worth of recorded history.Largely credited to its historically unchanged geographical and geopolitical condition, the modern-day Islamic Republic of Iran (historically known as Persia) has had a long and checkered military culture and history; ranging from triumphant and unchallenged ancient military ...
Bell 214 – Reverse engineered and built in Iran. HESA Shahed 278 – Developed from Bell 206 & Panha Shabaviz 2061. HESA Shahed 285 – New Iranian Designed Attack Helicopter [19][20][21] Sorena (helicopter) Shahed 216 [22] Saba 248 – medium-weight, double-engine, quadrotor aircraft, capable of carrying eight occupants.