The Iranian Navy has armed itself with a futuristic missile corvette-catamaran (photo)

January 8, 2024Дар'я Балагурчик1 min read4,427 views

The Navy of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has received a new missile corvette-catamaran, called Abu Mahdi.

This was reported by видання Defence Blog.

The induction into the Navy took place during a ceremony in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which was attended by high-ranking officials, including IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami and Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri.

The Corvette is named after the Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was killed along with Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in 2020.

The Corvette has a displacement of 2,100 tons and a length of 40 meters.

Iranian corvette-catamaran. Source: Defense Blog.

Target detection is provided by a three-dimensional radar with a phased array antenna. The corvette is armed with C802 anti-ship missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and artillery.

The ship is equipped with communication systems and electronic warfare systems.

Abu Mahdi can also accommodate sea and air drones and speedboats.

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