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ernational fleet review 2026 and milan exercises sri lankan authorities reported recovering 87 bodies and 32 critically injured 26 the operational status of the remainder of iran s naval vessels remains unclear other iranian vessels including the submarine iris fateh were reportedly destroyed or badly damaged in strikes linked to operations by the israel defense forces and us forces because of these losses analysts say parts of iran s navy are becoming increasingly weakened and less effective in combat 27 28 29 ships main article list of current ships of the islamic republic of iran navy this listing is a composite of the military balance 2026 of the international institute of strategic studies iiss with provisional and unverified removals of ships submarines sunk during the 2026 iran war 30 between the 2020 and 2026 editions of the military balance the shahid soleimani double hull vessels were moved to the irgc listing type in service class notes sub surface warfare units 18 13 sunk 2026 war attack submarine 0 kilo class two more non operational coastal submarine 0 fateh class total of four planned iiss 2026 lists 1 lead ship iris fateh sunk during 2026 war midget submarine 5 ghadir class additional vessels in build 11 destroyed by us military actions patrol and coastal combatants 70 corvette ashm sam 0 bayandor class two ships sunk in 2026 war iiss 2026 1 1 non operational corvette 0 hamzeh class converted from shahsavar a yacht formerly belonging to mohammad reza pahlavi frigate ashm 1 alvand class 4th ship sunk in 1988 alvand and sabalan sunk during 2026 war 0 moudge class uk vosper mk 5 mod four ships sunk during 2026 war jane s fighting ships considers this class guided missile frigates ffgs patrol craft fast i ashm sam 10 kaman class french la combattante ii type fast attack craft up to 10 listed by iiss 2026 before the beginning of the 2026 war 1 sina class jane s fighting ships considers this class of vessel fast attack craft pggf four were sunk in the 2026 iran war 31 patrol boat ashm 3 hendijan class 3 kaivan class 3 parvin class jane s fighting ships considers this class of vessel pc or patrol craft fast patrol boat fast torpedo 3 kajami class patrol boat fast 1 mil 55 class patrol boat 9 c 14 class 8 hendijan class 6 mkii class 10 mkiii class type in service class notes amphibious warfare units 23 landing ship medium 3 farsi class landing ship tank 3 hengam class landing ship logistics 6 fouque class landing craft tank 2 landing craft air cushion 2 wellington mk 4 4 wellington mk 5 2 tondar landing craft utility 1 lian 110 logistics units 18 auxiliary submarine 1 nahang class submarine ammunition carrier 2 delvar class auxiliary floating drydock 2 dolphin class cargo ship 3 delvar class fleet replenishment oiler 2 bandar abbas class iiss 2026 lists two vessels in service water tanker 4 kangan class 1 delvar class training craft 2 kialas in addition there is the modified jamaran moudge class vessel zagros an auxiliary intelligence gathering ship agi iiss 2026 also continues to list the expeditionary sea base makran she was struck by missiles and set afire while moored at chabahar port 32 current aircraft aircraft origin type variant in service notes fixed wing aircraft dassault falcon 20 france transport 1 33 fokker f27 netherlands transport 4 33 helicopters bell 212 united states transport ab 212 1 8 33 mil mi 17 russia transport 5 33 sikorsky sh 3 united states anti submarine s 61 ash 3d 8 33 sikorsky ch 53 united states mine countermeasures s 65 rh 53d 6 33 former ships main article list of former iranian naval vessels further information list of imperial iranian navy vessels in 1979 planned ships main articles project negin project loghman and besat class submarine structure persian gulf and arabian sea the iranian navy is divided into three naval districts in the persian gulf and in the arabian sea the vast majority of surface ships and submarines operate in the persian gulf and the arabian sea in 1977 the bulk of the fleet was shifted from khorramshahr to the new headquarters at bandar e abbas bushehr was the other main base smaller facilities were located at khorramshahr khark island and bandar e imam khomeini formerly known as bandar e shahpur the naval base at bandar beheshti formerly known as chah bahar on the gulf of oman had been under construction since the late 1970s and in late 1987 still was not completed smaller facilities were located near the strait of hormuz 34 smaller facilities include abu musa small docking facility on the island s west end located near abu musa airport bandar beheshti chah bahar port and base facilities in the gulf of oman bandar e khomeini small sheltered base located near the border with iraq bandar e mahshahr small base located near bandar e khomeini bushehr repair and storage facility in the persian gulf home to navy technical supply center and r d center jask small base located across from oman and uae in southeastern iran at the mouth of the straits of hormuz kharg island base on the island and located northwest of bushehr home to hovercraft fleet khorramshahr former naval hq now repair and shipbuilding facilities larak small base on the island and near bandar e abbas qeshm small port facility near kharg and bandar e abbas sirri island port facility located in the persian gulf and across from uae caspian sea the fourth naval district in the caspian sea is headquartered at bandar e anzali it is the major training base and home of the force which consisted of a few patrol boats and a minesweeper 34 marine missile and aviation forces the islamic republic of iran navy marine command includes four marine infantry brigades the navy s missile command operates the kowsar nasr 1 noor ghader ghadir and ra ad missiles 35 the missile command also operates the abu mahdi missile made public in 2020 36 the islamic republic of iran navy aviation includes about 85 helicopters and 13 fixed wing aircraft finally noshahr is home to iman khomeini university for naval science the naval staff college personnel commanders main article commander of the iranian navy ranks main article military ranks of iran commissioned officer ranks the rank insignia of commissioned officers rank group general flag officers senior officers junior officers iranian navy 37 38 v t e دریابد daryabod دریاسالار daryasalar دریابان daryaban دریادار daryadar دریادار دوم daryadar dovom ناخدا یکم nakhoda yekom ناخدا دوم nakhoda dovom ناخدا سوم nakhoda sevom ناوسروان navsarvan ناوبان یکم navban yekom ناوبان دوم navban dovom ناوبان سوم navban sevom other ranks the rank insignia of non commissioned officers and enlisted personnel rank group senior ncos junior ncos enlisted iranian navy 37 38 v t e ناواستوار یکم navostovar yekom ناواستوار دوم navostovar dovom مهناوی یکم mahnavi yekom مهناوی دوم mahnavi dovom مهناوی سوم mahnavi sevom سرناوی sarnavi ناوی یکم navi yekom ناوی دوم navi dovom ناوی navi new ships a fokker f27 of the irina 2000 2010 iran has three russian built kilo class submarines patrolling the persian gulf iran is also producing its own submarines as of 2010 39 kilo class submarines of iran in august 2000 iran announced that it had launched its first domestically produced light submarine or swimmer delivery vehicle named the al sabiha 15 because of its 15 meter 49 ft length in a ceremony at the bandar abbas naval base in may 2005 the iran navy announced that it had launched its first ghadir class midget submarine and in march 2006 announced that it had launched another submarine named nahang persian whale in 2000 the islamic republic of iran navy aviation significantly improved its capability by taking delivery from russia of a number of mi 8 amt mi 171 transport attack helicopters under a contract signed in 1999 russia agreed to supply 21 mi 171s to iran delivery was completed in 2001 the exact number destined for the navy was unknown in summer 2001 there were indications that iran would order a further 20 mi 171s although as of mid 2004 it was not known if this had occurred in november 2002 sources at iran s aerospace industries organisation aio and the china aerospace science and industry corporation cosic confirmed that the two groups were working on common anti ship missile production and development the effort which iranian sources call project noor covers the short range c 701 and the long range c 802 weapons developed by cosic s china national precision machinery import and export co subsidiary the possibility that a formal collaborative project was under way was first raised in 1998 when iran displayed an anti ship missile design similar to the 15 kilometer 9 3 mi range c 701 shortly after the chinese system was unveiled an aio spokesperson confirmed that project noor involves the c 701 officials in the same company describe the weapon as a long range turbojet powered sea skimming anti ship missile which better fits the 120 km 75 mi range c 802 and suggests that the co operation agreement may cover both weapon systems in early 2004 iran announced the release of a new cruise missile program named raad thunder the raad appears to be a modification of the chinese hy 2 cssc 3 anti ship missile one of a series of missiles china developed from the original soviet era p21 ss n 2c design in september 2003 iran s domestically produced sina class reverse engineered from the kaman class missile boat paykan equipped with modern anti ship missiles and modern electronics entered service in the islamic republic of iran navy the ship was launched in the caspian sea to protect iran s interests there and was mentioned among the achievements of the iranian navy by rear admiral habibollah sayyari in september 2006 iran commissioned their second self made sina class missile boat joshan built in memory of the original joshan lost in the persian gulf during operation praying mantis in april 1988 according to iran s navy commander admiral kouchaki joshan has a claimed speed of over 45 knot 83 km h 52 mph 40 and enjoys the world s latest technology especially with regard to its military electrical and electronic systems frame and chassis and it has the capabilities required for launching powerful missiles domestically produced iranian frigate jamaran in 2002 iran announced it would start the production of its first domestically produced destroyer by most international standards the ship the first of the moudge class would be considered a light frigate or a corvette citation needed in november 2007 iran s rear admiral habibollah sayyari announced that iran would launch its first domestically produced destroyer jamaran though internationally rated as a frigate and an iranian ghadir class submarine it is said to be a sonar evading stealth submarine initially known as moje then moje i finally jamaran appears to be a development of the alvand class the moudge or moje class guided missile frigate entered service in 2010 another frigate in the same class named damavand was commissioned in the port of bandar anzali in the caspian sea in 2013 this ship just like jamaran has the capability to carry helicopters anti ship missiles surface to air missiles torpedoes modern guns and air defence guns the ship is also equipped with electronic warfare devices the two mentioned frigates brought iran s frigate arsenal from three to five two others are being built to be added to iran s fleet of warships in the persian gulf in march 2006 the navy deployed a submarine named nahang whale with pictures broadcast by state media showing a minisub in february 2008 the iranian defense ministry announced that 74 domestically produced gunboats small missile boats had entered service with the iranian navy 41 the navy reported as to having the hoot supercavitating torpedo and the thaqeb missile in trials or service though reliable information is scarce 2010 2020 a qader missile system during the velayat 90 naval exercise in 2012 in february 2010 iran s deputy navy commander captain mansour maqsoudlou announced that iran was planning to design and manufacture domestically built aircraft carriers the initial designs for building the carriers were approved as of 2010 and the process of research and the design for the aircraft carrier is currently being looked into by the iranian government in 2012 iran overhauled one of its kilo class submarines irs younis iran completed this re haul at bandar abbas naval base the iranian navy modernized and re commissioned the 1 135 ton bayandor class corvette s equipped with noor anti ship cruise missiles and torpedo launchers another modern frigate named sahand with 2 000 tons displacement was being fitted with weapons and equipment in bandar abbas naval base and was planned for launch in 2013 in july 2012 foreign analysts reported that iran was gaining new deployment capabilities allegedly to strike at us warships in the persian gulf in the case of an armed conflict amassing an arsenal of anti ship missiles while expanding its fleet of fast attack craft and submarines many of the systems were developed with foreign assistance such as silkworm anti ship missiles which are chinese made and high speed torpedoes based on russian designs in weeks prior iranian leadership had been threatening to shut down shipping in the gulf region as retaliation for any attacks by the united states on its nuclear facilities 42 43 in february 2019 newspapers reported that iran unveiled a domestically produced submarine capable of firing cruise missiles 44 in november 2019 iran s navy announced the mass production of the jask cruise missile which is launched from iranian submarines it unveiled a vertical takeoff and landing v stol naval drone named pelican 2 which had already been deployed on naval fleets in international waters 45 djibouti latakia jeddah dar es salaam doha salalah muscat sudan jinjiang colombo mumbai jakarta kochi karachi cox s bazar chittagong durban port calls made by the southern fleet vessels in their missions during the 2010s 46 see also iran portal defense industry of iran indian ocean naval symposium iranian anti access and area denial strategy in the strait of hormuz list of military equipment manufactured in iran military history of iran ebrahim zolfaghari notes irin persian نیروی دریایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران romanized nirū yē dəryâyi yē ərtēš ē žomhūri yē ēslâmi yē irân abbreviated nedaja persian نداجا references 1 2 the international institute of strategic studies iiss 2020 middle east and north africa the military balance 2020 vol 120 routledge pp 348 352 doi 10 1080 04597222 2020 1707968 isbn 9780367466398 s2cid 219624897 1 2 3 hossein aryan 15 november 2011 the artesh iran s marginalized and under armed conventional military middle east institute retrieved 15 december 2015 1 2 3 connell michael 12 march 2013 gulf iii iran s power in the sea lanes the iran primer united states institute of peace archived from the original on 23 may 2013 retrieved 5 january 2016 1 2 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