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Sahand was said to have twice the defensive and offensive power of Jamaran, with upgraded torpedo tubes, various types of anti-air and anti-surface weapons, surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, and a point-defense system. Sahand is equipped with an anti-submarine system and a stealth system, and enjoys higher maneuverability and ...
The Iranian frigate Sahand burning from bow to stern on 18 April 1988 after being attacked. Sahand fired missiles at the A-6Es, which replied with two Harpoon missiles and four laser-guided Skipper missiles. Joseph Strauss fired a Harpoon missile. Most or all of the shots scored hits, causing heavy damage and fires.
Despite Israel housing some of the best air defences in the world, its anti-missile systems failed to deter drone attacks by Iran-backed Hezbollah, which have killed dozens in the north of the ...
RAST helicopter hauldown system USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) is one of the final ships in the United States Navy 's Oliver Hazard Perry -class of guided missile frigates (FFG). Commissioned in 1986, the ship was severely damaged by an Iranian mine in 1988, leading U.S. forces to respond with Operation Praying Mantis .
The US deployed a top air-defense battery to Israel in October after a huge Iranian attack. The THAAD system has now been used in combat twice — once in December and another time in January.
State-run IRNA news agency reported that the Sahand destroyer, being repaired at a wharf lost its balance due to water infiltration into the tanks. Sahand, named after a mountain in northern Iran ...
The 9K115-2 Metis-M (NATO reporting name AT-13 Saxhorn-2) is a Russian portable [5] anti-tank guided missile system. "9K115-2" is the GRAU designation of the missile system. The Metis-M1 is the latest upgraded variant of Metis-M. [5] The system is designed to augment the combat power of company-level motorized units.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An American researcher said an Israeli airstrike on Saturday hit a building that was part of Iran's defunct nuclear weapons development program, and he and another researcher ...