Iran to Build New Frigates in Caspian Sea

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The Iranian Navy plans to build new frigates in the Caspian Sea, a senior commander announced on Sunday.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran is planning to build new frigates in the Caspian Sea," Commander of the Iranian Army's 4th Naval Zone Admiral Khordad Hakimi told reporters in the Northern port city of Anzali today.
He further announced the Navy's plans to further develop its equipment in the Caspian Sea.

Hakimi also underlined that "establishment of order, security, peace and friendship in the Caspian Sea region is the Navy's strategy".
In relevant remarks on Monday, Hakimi said that the Iranian Navy planned to launch one of its advanced home-made destroyers, named Damavand, in the country's Northern territorial waters in the near future.
"The destroyer, Damavand, will join the Navy warships in Northern Iran in the Caspian Sea by the end of the current Iranian year [which ends on March 20]," he said.

Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter planes.
Yet, Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country.

Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Saturday that the Iranian Navy is fully capable of manufacturing all its needed military tools and equipment.
The commander said that self-sufficiency in producing naval equipment has given the Iranian Navy strong surface and underwater capabilities both.

"The joint search and rescue exercise with the Omani Navy will be held in March 2014", Sayyari announced while underscoring the importance of holding war games in upgrading the might of naval force in defending Iran's waters.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team