Besat-class submarine
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Marine Industries Organization |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Preceded by | Fateh class |
| Built | 2020–present |
| Planned | 2 |
| Building | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 3,200 tons [1] |
| Propulsion | Air independent propulsion[2] |
| Armament | Torpedoes, 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]
See also
References
- ^ https://per.euronews.com/2020/05/05/iran-design-product-kilo-class-submarine.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ reuters Iran launches submarine production line Archived 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine 25 August 2008
- ^ 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
