Iranian Navy Gets Training Destroyer Vessel With Radar, Electronic And Reconnaissance Systems

Iran’s Damavand training destroyer equipped with radar, electronic and reconnaissance systems has been delivered to the Navy’s northern fleet in the Caspian Sea, Tasnim News Agency reported Monday.

The advanced 1,420-ton destroyer is capable of tracking the aerial, surface and sub-surface targets simultaneously. It has a top speed of up to 30 knots and a helipad.

The homegrown vessel was officially delivered to the naval forces stationed in fourth naval zone, north of the country. More than 700 industrial, research and academic Iranian centers cooperated in designing and producing the military vessel that is also a training warship.

Experts at Iran’s Defense Ministry have installed 25 homegrown electronics and communication systems on Damavand that includes advanced naval radars and systems for communication, detection and interception.

Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari was quoted as saying by Press TV that efforts have been made to employ cutting-edge technology in building the destroyer, stressing that Damavand would also be equipped with more advanced cruise missiles than those of domestically designed and built Jamaran destroyer.

Damavand is a Jamaran-class destroyer with unique features to meet the demands of the Iranian naval forces in the country’s northern waters.