Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The total destruction of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) during the opening phase of Operation Epic Fury represents a high-profile shift in...
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The total destruction of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) during the opening phase of Operation Epic Fury represents a high-profile shift in...
With Operation Epic Fury entering its fifth day, the Iranian naval headquarters at Bandar Abbas lies in ruins, and the death of Admiral Ali...
What is a Supercavitating Torpedo? Originally designed as a countermeasure to NATO nuclear missile submarines, the Soviet-era VA-111 Shkval supercavitating (SC) torpedo remains a formidable...
The Ghader (“Able”) missile is described by Iranian officials as the most powerful and precise missile in its Navy’s arsenal. The medium-range anti-ship cruise...
Iran’s Navy: Just How Advanced and Deadly Can It Become? In June of last year, two important events vaulted Iran’s navy into international headlines. The first...
In June, two important events vaulted Iran’s navy into international headlines. The first was the sinking of the IRIS Kharg in the Persian Gulf on June...
Two Iranian Navy vessels that were originally believed to be heading towards Venezuela changed course earlier this week and were steaming north up the...
Two Iranian ships—a destroyer and a supply vessel—have entered the Atlantic Ocean to great fanfare in Tehran and concern in Washington. “This powerful presence...
Three small Iranian warships came uncomfortably close to a U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship and a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat in the Persian Gulf last...