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Wed, 04/27/2011 - 08:19
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Commander: Iran to Continue Equipping Navy with New Systems
TEHRAN,April 27 (FNA)- A senior Iranian commander underlined the Navy's high level of preparedness, and said the country will continue to boost its naval capabilities by equipping the Navy with new military and missile systems.
"The Navy is in a good status in terms of training and equipments, and the Navy is equipped with new weapons and systems every year," Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Gholam-Reza Khadem Biqam said on Tuesday.
He further mentioned that increasing the range of the Navy missiles, including its coast-to-sea and vessel-launched missiles, is among the major plans being implemented on a routine basis.
Earlier in March, Commander of the Iranian Army's Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said that the country enjoys an impenetrable line of defense along its coasts.
"The range of the Navy's missiles and its coastal defense power are increasing on a daily basis," Sayyari told FNA at the time.
The remarks by Biqam came months after Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei described the Iranian Army's Navy as "a strategic force".
"Given the current issues of the world and today's geopolitical conditions of the world, we should strengthen ourselves in sea and in coast as far as we can," Ayatollah Khamenei stressed on November 28, addressing senior Navy commanders here in Tehran in a ceremony to commemorate the National Navy Day.
The leader also stressed that increasing manpower, recruiting talented personnel and taking innovations and initiatives into action are highly necessary for the future of the country's naval forces.
Ayatollah Khamenei further praised the close cooperation between naval forces of the Islamic Republic Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
The Iranian Army Navy and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy have tight cooperation in controlling the country's waterways and protecting Iran's interests inside territorial waters and in the high seas.
"The Navy is in a good status in terms of training and equipments, and the Navy is equipped with new weapons and systems every year," Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Gholam-Reza Khadem Biqam said on Tuesday.
He further mentioned that increasing the range of the Navy missiles, including its coast-to-sea and vessel-launched missiles, is among the major plans being implemented on a routine basis.
Earlier in March, Commander of the Iranian Army's Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said that the country enjoys an impenetrable line of defense along its coasts.
"The range of the Navy's missiles and its coastal defense power are increasing on a daily basis," Sayyari told FNA at the time.
The remarks by Biqam came months after Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei described the Iranian Army's Navy as "a strategic force".
"Given the current issues of the world and today's geopolitical conditions of the world, we should strengthen ourselves in sea and in coast as far as we can," Ayatollah Khamenei stressed on November 28, addressing senior Navy commanders here in Tehran in a ceremony to commemorate the National Navy Day.
The leader also stressed that increasing manpower, recruiting talented personnel and taking innovations and initiatives into action are highly necessary for the future of the country's naval forces.
Ayatollah Khamenei further praised the close cooperation between naval forces of the Islamic Republic Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
The Iranian Army Navy and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy have tight cooperation in controlling the country's waterways and protecting Iran's interests inside territorial waters and in the high seas.
