Besat-class submarine

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Class overview
BuildersMarine Industries Organization
OperatorsIslamic Republic of Iran Navy
Preceded by Fateh class
Built2020–present
Planned2
Building1
General characteristics
Displacement3,200 tons [1]
PropulsionAir independent propulsion[2]
ArmamentTorpedoes, Missiles

The Besat (Persian: بعثت, lit. 'prophetic mission') is an upcoming class of attack submarine under construction by Iran.

History[]

On 25 August 2008, Iranian defence minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced Iran had started building the first submarine of the class named Qaaem, which will be capable of carrying and firing various types of torpedoes and undersea missiles.<[3] Since 2012, Iranian officials have not mentioned Qaaem class and it is unclear whether it has been further developed, or has turned into Besat project.[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ https://per.euronews.com/2020/05/05/iran-design-product-kilo-class-submarine. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2019-06-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ reuters Iran launches submarine production line Archived 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine 25 August 2008
  4. ^ Cordesman, Anthony (2015), "The Iranian Sea-Air-Missile Threat to Gulf Shipping" (PDF), Center for Strategic and International Studies, p. 98, ISBN 978-1-4422-4077-3

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