According to an Iranian national television IRINN TV report, the Iranian defence minister has signed an agreement with Syria's air force and air defence commanders to sell air defence and electronic warfare equipment.
Iranian Navy ships set sail for the circumnavigation. According to news published by the Tasnim News Agency, ships under the 86th Flotilla are headed to Rio de Janeiro.
One of the Iranian-made drones that crashed in an attack on Ukraine was found to contain components made in the United States.
Iran unveiled a new homegrown Bavar-373 missile’s extended range version called Sayyad 4B in the presence of Defence Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtia. The Sayyad 46’s range has gone from 200 to 300 kilometres, and its engagement altitude has increased from 27 to 32 kilometres.
Russia is extensively using Iran-made unmanned aerial systems in the Ukraine battlefield. Iran published information about the systems.
In comments at a televised interview, Commander of the Iranian Army’s Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said that the country’s Moudge-class frigates would be equipped with the home-grown “Abu Mahdi” surface-to-surface naval cruise missiles.
Unmanned aerial systems play an important role in battles in Ukraine. Invaders and defenders constantly use different kinds of drones for reconnaissance, surveillance and also attack purposes.
Iran displayed in Tehran two new missiles during the country's military parade commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war. The two missiles, Rezvan and Kheibar Shekan are locally produced and developed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Outer Space Department.
Ukraine's defence ministry announced on Tuesday that it had shot down an Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone used by Russia's armed forces in Kharkiv's north-eastern region, marking the first time Kyiv claimed to have destroyed one of the devices. Ukraine and the US have accused Iran of supplying drones to Russia, which Tehran denies.
The US Navy prevented an Iranian ship from capturing an American unmanned maritime vehicle in the Persian Gulf. Around 11 p.m. Monday, US Navy in the region observed an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy support ship, Shahid Baziar, towing a US-operated unmanned vehicle, also known as a Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel, according to a news release from US Naval Forces Central Command.
Iran released new photos of the homemade Karrar Main Battle Tank (MBT). The tank was displayed during a visit by the Chief Justice of Iran's Supreme Court, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'I, to the Defence Ministry exhibition area. Mojnews reported this on August 26, 2022.
Iran has launched a new domestically made transport aircraft called Simorgh. The launch event occurred at the HESA aircraft manufacturing facility in Isfahan, central Iran, on 19 May 2022.
Tajikistan's UAV production interest raises questions with TB2 claims and ends in revelation as the drones are confirmed to be of Iranian origin.
According to state media, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi expressed his government's desire for closer cooperation with China during a visit by the Chinese defence minister. According to the report, Raisi told China's Minister of National Defence, Wei Fenghe, that Tehran considers its relations with Beijing strategic.
