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Iran has finally shown a drone taking off and landing on – in the latter case with the help of arresting gear – the deck of the country's unusual new 'drone carrier,' the Shahid Bagheri. Newly emerged imagery also shows various drones and crewed helicopters on the flight deck, which has a ski jump at the bow end, including the appearance of 'drones' styled after the infamous Qaher 313.
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Iran’s Wacky Aircraft Carrier Has Entered Service

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 6, 2025

Iran has developed a reputation for launching some unconventional naval vessels, some of them downright bizarre — at least when compared with their equivalents elsewhere in the world. Its latest offering, the Zagros, is very much in keeping with this trend: a surveillance ship based on a corvette hull, an unorthodox approach for a type of vessel that’s normally converted from a commercial hull.
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Iran Unveils New Spy Ship Based On Corvette Hull

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 16, 2025

A newly emerged photo provides our best look so far at the unusual layout of Iran’s intriguing drone-carrier ship, the IRGC Shahid Bagheri, including its angled flight deck. Converted from an existing commercial vessel, this so-called “forward base ship” design is definitely topical considering the kind of anti-shipping campaign currently being waged by Iranian proxies in the Red Sea and, according to the U.S., by Iran, increasingly further afield.
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Iran’s Bizarre ‘Aircraft Carrier’ Seen In New Detail

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 21, 2024

The Indian Navy’s two MiG-29K/KUB squadrons, INAS 300 “White Tigers” and INAS 303 “Black Panthers” embarked the carriers during Exercise Milan 2024.
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India Conducted Dual Aircraft Carrier Drills For The First Time

By Angad Singh

Posted on Mar 18, 2024

Shahid Soleimani stealth corvette IRGCN
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What We Know About Iran’s Newly Unveiled Catamaran Warship

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Sep 7, 2022

Iran Drone Ship
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Iran Unveils Ominous New Naval ‘Drone-Carrier Division’

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 17, 2022

Navy Patrol Ship Had Hostile Encounter With Iranian Boats In Strait Of Hormuz
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Navy Patrol Ship Had Hostile Encounter With Iranian Boats In Strait Of Hormuz

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 21, 2022

Iran’s Newest Warship Has Fallen On Its Side In A Dry Dock (Updated)
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Iran’s Newest Warship Has Fallen On Its Side In A Dry Dock (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 7, 2021

Video Shows U.S. Destroyer’s Very Intimate Standoff With Iranian Vessels Over Seized Oil Tanker (Updated)
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Video Shows U.S. Destroyer’s Very Intimate Standoff With Iranian Vessels Over Seized Oil Tanker (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 4, 2021

Iranian Navy Ships Enter The English Channel
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Iranian Navy Ships Enter The English Channel

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 19, 2021

Iran Releases Video It Says Shows One Of Its Warships In The Atlantic For The First Time (Updated)
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Iran Releases Video It Says Shows One Of Its Warships In The Atlantic For The First Time (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 10, 2021

Two Iranian Navy Ships Are About To Sail Into The Atlantic And That’s A Big Deal
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Two Iranian Navy Ships Are About To Sail Into The Atlantic And That’s A Big Deal

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 4, 2021

Arguably The Iranian Navy’s Most Critical Vessel Has Sunk In The Gulf Of Oman
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Arguably The Iranian Navy’s Most Critical Vessel Has Sunk In The Gulf Of Oman

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 2, 2021

Iran Commissions Its Massive Oil Tanker Turned Sea Base Into Service
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Iran Commissions Its Massive Oil Tanker Turned Sea Base Into Service

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 12, 2021

Here’s All That’s Left Of Iranian Navy Ship Struck By Missile In Friendly Fire Tragedy (Updated)
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Here’s All That’s Left Of Iranian Navy Ship Struck By Missile In Friendly Fire Tragedy (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 11, 2020

Navy Confirms Boat Swarm Seen Alongside Carrier Group In This Satellite Image Was Iranian
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Navy Confirms Boat Swarm Seen Alongside Carrier Group In This Satellite Image Was Iranian

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 19, 2020