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Iran Unveiled A Bunch Of New Weapons For Its Upcoming Naval Games

By Robert Johnson and Geoffrey Ingersoll
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Ebrahim Noroozi

Teal: It's not the manliest color.

Still, the Ghadir class submarines Iran recently put into the water have some scary little attributes. It also isn't the only vessel Iran has under construction.

Their Naval Show Nov. 28 celebrated the completion of two of those Teal Ghadirs and another two of their killer-cool hovercrafts. They also noted the completion of one stage of their guided missile frigate the "Jamaran," which was built organically within Iran.

The Ghadir class midget sub is torpedo equipped, diesel fueled and considered 'sonar silent.' It's also small enough to maneuver in shallow water.

Iran Naval Show
Ebrahim Noroozi

The 'Tondar' or Thunder hovercraft is missile ready as well as capable of launching surveillance drones.

Iran Naval Show
Ebrahim Noroozi

This 'Jamaran' guided missile destroyer reached a new stage of construction. It will be the first organically built frigate in Iran's Navy.

Iran Naval Show
Ebrahim Noroozi

Alongside the destroyer is the 'Sina-7' battleship, which utilizes the same 'radar-deflecting' armor of its bigger sister the 'Jamaran.'

Iran Naval Show
Ebrahim Noroozi

Not to be forgotten is the large number of missile and machine gun equipped speedboats.

Iran Naval Show
Ebrahim Noroozi

As well as the already numerous fleet of midget subs.

Iran Naval Show
Ebrahim Noroozi

And then finally, oddly enough, Jetskis that just smack of something Dr. Evil would deploy.

Iran Naval Show
Ebrahim Noroozi

You got a chance to see Iran's Navy at work ...

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Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson was Business Insider's senior correspondent and the originating editor of Business Insider's military-and-defense section. A former US Army noncommissioned officer, Johnson enlisted in the Army before 9/11, was injured, and spent his final two years at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. It was his experience at Walter Reed in 2004 and 2005 that brought him to journalism. Johnson attended the University of Missouri and New York University.
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Geoffrey Ingersoll
Geoffrey Ingersoll graduated from Penn State with an English degree in 2004. He then quickly achieved becoming a Teach For America reject, and enlisted in the Marines instead.He served honorably from 2005 to 2009, and ended active service as an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran.He attended New York University's graduate j-school, studying documentary film and long-form reporting.Geoffrey has reported from Afghanistan, Iraq, the Korean DMZ, and New Jersey.His totally unupdated personal blog and portfolio can be found at Forever Squared.
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