Zitat:He said that executive works on building the 350-ton missile
launcher frigate 'Sina' will start in the next two months.
Azadnejadi said that the Navy would launch the 1400-ton 'Mouj
Destroyer' by March 20, 2003.

Zitat:Übungen der Ettihad-Reihe finden bereits seit mehreren Jahren (meist im April oder Mai) statt. RAdm Hossein Fazli, stellvertretender operativer Befehlshaber der iranischen Marine, äußerte sich in einer Pressekonferenz zur geplanten Übung, gab aber nur wenige Details preis. Demnach erstreckt sich das Übungsgebiet auf Teile der Persischen Golfes und den Golf von Oman (damit dann wohl auch die Straße von Hormuz) und Teile des Indischen Ozeans nördlich von 22 Grad N. Insgesamt sollen 76 "Einheiten" mit Schiffen, Booten, U-Booten, Flugzeugen, Hubschraubern, Tauchern und Marineinfanterie am diesjährigen Ettihad beteiligt sein. Auch Kampfflugzeuge der iranischen Luftstreitkräfte sollen in das Übungsgeschehen eingreifen.
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Ob in diesem Jahr - so wie angeblich in 1998 - alle drei KILO U-Boote am Manöver beteiligt sind, bleibt abzuwarten.Ausländische Beobachter erhoffen sich von Ettihad Rückschlüsse auf die operative Einsatzfühigkeit der KILO-U-Boote.

Zitat:Navy Exercise-Unity 83 / GNR /

One-week Unity-83 military exercise underway in Persian Gulf

Chahbahar, Sistan-Baluchestan prov, May 16, IRNA -- The second day of
military exercise dubbed 'Unity 83' began on Saturday with engagement
between the Navy and the hypothetical enemy.
Spokesman for the exercise Lieutenant Admiral Hossein Fazli told
IRNA at the venue of the exercise that during the maneuver, which took
place at 22 degree latitude, navy marines opened fire from warships at
hypothetical enemy on a defensive drive.
"Despite the unsuitable weather in the area, the combat troops
managed to set a good record of defense operation," the spokesman
said.
Concurrent with the operation, buoyant radars and monitoring
system ushered in an electronic offensive against the hypothetical
enemy, he said.
"In the operation, an unmanned plane caught fire over Oman Sea
when hit by the hypothetical enemy's warship. It crashed into the sea
and its debris was recovered and taken to the coast by the tugboat,"
he said.
He said that submarines are also employed to attack the
hypothetical enemy. They are assigned to go on operation at night.
"Tonight the exercises will proceed with the submarines coming to
the surface of the sea to deploy marines for reconnaissance of the
hypothetical enemy in the sea," he added.
The air force will also take part in the operation to bomb the
positions of the hypothetical enemy, he said.
Fazli said that senior officers of the Navy are monitoring stages
of the operation at the site.
Meanwhile, helicopter operation to airlift marines and parachuting
them in to the battle zone is underway despite the bad weather which
is causing trouble for the pilots.
The one-week naval military exercise opened on Wednesday May 12.
It will continue until May 19.
It is being conducted on in an area of 400 square kilometers in
a part of the Persian Gulf, the Oman Sea and north of the Indian
Ocean.

215 / AH / 210
: :IRNA No.062 15 / 05 / 2004 18 :04 --End

Zitat:Military maneuver" Salman 83 " in Persian Gulf ends
Bushehr, May 30, IRNA -- Military maneuver " Salman 83" which started
on May 23 ( the anniversary of the freedom of Khorramshahr ) in the
northern parts of Persian Gulf ended on Saturday.
Spokesman of the maneuver Commander Mohammad Reza Abbasian said
in the seventh phase of the war game the ships stationed on assigned
points, used advanced tactical equipment, stationed special operation
teams and established war training camps.
He added that the maneuver continued for 6 days and was performed
in seven phases. The units from the First and Second Regions of Iran`s
Navy and flight units from Iran`s Air Force participated in the
maneuver.
Commander Abbasian also said the diving and parachute units as
well as marines and helicopter units and logistical planes of C-130
participated in the war game.

Zitat:Iran manufactures 1st anti-ship missile
Tehran, May 31, IRNA -- The Islamic Republic of Iran has manufactured
for the first time ever an anti-ship missile named "Kosar" in line
with its strategy to reinforce its defensive capabilities, it
was announced here Monday.
According to Publicity Department of Defense Ministry, the new
missile is a kind cruise missile designed for defensive purposes.
Iran`s Aerospace Industries Organization has manufactured the
missile.
The new missile can target its goals in three different
positions as coast to sea, sea to sea and air to sea.
The new missile has been designed in two types of televised and
radar guided ones with the former not being traced down by radar.
The new missile has been designed according to geographical
specifications of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

Zitat:Iranian Lightweight

Guided-weapons industry in Iran continues to mature with short-range
anti-ship missile
By Douglas Barrie, London

Iran is beginning production of a helicopter and fast-attack
craft-launched anti-ship missile, the Kosar, with the weapon almost
certainly based on a Chinese program.

The production of the Kosar marks a further step in Iran's intention
to develop a sophisticated indigenous guided-weapons capability. The
deployment of this class of missile will also pose an additional
headache for the U.S. Navy in the region.

The Kosar appears effectively identical to the Chinese FL-8 anti-ship
missile, which is being offered for export by the China National
Aero-Technology Import and Export Corp. (Catic).
...
The Kosar missile has four fixed mid-body cruciform wings, with four
smaller tail fins for control. Some form of electro-optical package,
either TV or infrared, is used for guidance.

Images transmitted on Iranian broadcast services show the missile in
various stages of test and assembly. One image revealed what appeared
to be a seeker and guidance test stand, while another resembled a
vibration test.

However, no component manufacture was shown, perhaps indicating that
early batches of the missile may be being assembled from kits provided
by China.

The dimensions and performance given by Iran's Aerospace Industry
Organization for the Kosar and by Catic for the FL-8 are remarkably
similar.

Both missiles are 2.5 meters (8.2 ft.) long, with an 18-cm. (7-in.)
dia., and weigh 105 kg. (232 lb.). A maximum effective range of 15 km.
(8 naut. mi.) is also claimed. Figures provided for warhead mass,
however, differ significantly.
..
Alongside the Kosar, Iran is also working on the Nasr. The latter is a
somewhat larger radar-guided anti-ship missile, which corresponds to
the Catic FL-9. This weapon weighs 360 kg. and has a range of up to 27
km.