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Fateh Submarine Joins Navy

February 18 2019

Iran

The Iranian navy has commissioned into service a domestically-produced submarine that it claims is capable of launching cruise missiles, reports the semi-official Mehr News Agency (Tehran). 

President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated the Fateh submarine during a ceremony on Sunday in the southern Hormozgan province, reported Al Jazeera (Qatar). 

The 600-metric-ton submarine can launch cruise missiles via a vertical launch system, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency (Iran). ...

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