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IRIS Shahid Bagheri
The IRIS ''Shahid Bagheri'' is a drone carrier operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy. It is the result of the 2022–2024 conversion of the container ship ''Perarin'', to which was added an angled flightdeck with a ski-jump, in the manner of light aircraft carriers. It is named after Shahid (martyr) Bahman Bagheri, an IRGC commander who died in Pathak, Iraq, in a clash of the Iran–Iraq war. The ship is the first full-service UAV carrier of the IRGC Navy. It was launched at sea for the first sea trials from her home port of Bandar Abbas sometime around 28 November 2024. Her launch underscored Tehran's efforts to project its power overseas, far beyond nearby waters. It was commissioned on 6 February 2025. History ''Shahid Bagheri'' (C-110-4) was previously the container ship ''Perarin'' () from South Korea. The conversion was first spotted on 3 January 2023 in an Iranian dockyard. The most notable feature was an angled flight deck being constructed. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navy Of The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN; ; officially abbreviated in Persian as NEDSA and also known as the Sepah Navy) is the Navy, naval warfare Military branch, service of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps founded in 1985, and one of the two maritime forces of Iran, parallel to the conventional Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. The IRGC has been designated as a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United States. IRGC's Navy has steadily improved its capabilities to support unconventional warfare and defend Iran's offshore facilities, coastlines, and List of islands in the Persian Gulf#Iran, islands in the Persian Gulf. Name The forces are known with their official abbreviation in Persian, "NEDSA". In maritime radio communications, it is addressed as "Sepah Navy". History Iran–Iraq War (1985–1988) On 17 September 1985, Iran's Supreme Leader of Iran, supreme leader and Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, comma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
