Iran has launched production line for 130-millimeter advanced artillery shells, the longest range in its arsenal. Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi inaugurated the production line of the advanced shells in the capital Tehran. He said experts have improved the older version of the system, increasing the range of the ammunition from 27 to [...]

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has inaugurated the production line of Iran’s longest-range artillery ammunitions. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the mass production of Base bleed projectiles in the capital Tehran, General Vahidi said the new 130 millimeter advanced artillery shells will be the longest range artillery shells in arsenals of the [...]

Iran has launched more than 4,000 telecommunication and postal projects worth up to 1,900 billion rials (around 200 million dollars) in four provinces. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the projects in the Provinces of Khorasan Razavi, Kerman, Bushehr and Isfahan through video conference on Sunday, IRIB reported. Promotion of national data network is among the [...]

The fourth largest pharmaceutical factory in Isfahan was inaugurated on Saturday with Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Marziyeh Vahid Dastjerdi in attendance. Raha pharmaceutical factory has been constructed in a seven year period, in an area of 16,000 square meters and with a cost of 15 million dollars. For the present, 48 types [...]

A top Iranian information official says studies have got underway on a project to develop a national search engine dubbed ‘Ya Haq.’ “The project aims to meet the local needs of Iranian users in the country,” Director General for Research and Development at the Iranian Information Technology Company Hadi Malek-Parast was quoted by Mehr News [...]

Scientists have discovered a planetary system in which at least five Neptune-sized planets orbit a solar type star called HD 10180 in the southern constellation of Hydrus. The newest system of exoplanets, planets outside our Solar system, is believed to be the richest of its type. Each of the five identified planets has a minimum [...]

More than 30 Iranian companies have put their products and latest achievements on show in an exhibition in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian arrived in Caracas on Wednesday evening to open the event which runs from August 26-29. He was received by his Venezuelan counterpart Richard [...]

Biosynthetic artificial corneas created from human collagen have been used to restore vision in partially-blind patients, AP reported. The implants led to a significant improvement in six out of 10 individuals after two years, said researchers. Patients’ own eye tissue grew into the grafts and nerves regenerated themselves. The corneas became sensitive to touch and [...]

Iranian researchers have succeeded in developing a new herbal medication effective in treating gastrointestinal tumors for the first time in the world. According to Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Marzieh Vahid Dastgerdi, ‘Spinal Z’ is the first drug in the world which can impede the progress of cancers in the upper gastrointestinal tract [...]

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced on Wednesday that the country has successfully test-fired the third generation of Fateh-110 missiles. The Fateh-110 is a short-range, road-mobile, solid-propellant, high-precision ballistic missile with advanced navigation and control systems. Speaking on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting here in Tehran today, Vahidi told reporters that the [...]

Iran will put the domestically-made Rasad 1 satellite into orbit by March next year, Iran’s minister of Communications and Information Technology says. “The satellite, its carrier, earth stations and launch pad will be designed and built by domestic specialists,” Reza Taqipour said on Wednesday. Taqipour went on to say that Rasad 1 (meaning observation in [...]

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced on Monday that the country’s Navy has equipped its new high-speed vessels named ‘Zolfaqar’ with ‘Nasr 1′ cruise missiles capable of destroying 3-ton weighted vessels. “The Zolfaqar vessel is considered as a new model of the vessels of the same class which is capable of conducting operations [...]

Iran officially opens the production lines of two domestically-built high-speed vessels, one capable of launching missiles. The production lines for the Seraj high-speed vessel and a new generation of the high-speed Zolfaghar vessel were launched on Monday by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi. The new generation of the Zolfaghar vessel has been designed [...]

Iran’s defense chief says home-made drones are not only able to gather information, but possess ‘operational capabilities’ as well. “These (Iranian) drones have numerous applications”, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi told Fars News Agency on Sunday. “They can not only record and transmit images, but possess operational capabilities as well”, the top general [...]

Iran is to officially open the production lines Monday for two domestically-manufactured high-speed vessels, one capable of launching both missiles and torpedoes. “The production lines for the Seraj high-speed vessel and a new generation of the Zolfaghar vessel will enter service tomorrow”, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi was quoted by ISNA as saying [...]

Iran unveils its first domestically-manufactured long-range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in a ceremony marking Defense Industry Day in the country. The unveiling of the home-made drone, named Karrar took place in the presence of Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a number of defense officials. The Karrar UAV is capable of carrying a military payload of [...]

A senior Iranian defense industries official on Saturday hailed the unique features of the country’s recently developed and tested Qiam 1 surface-to-surface missile, saying that Qiam 1 is a high velocity, radar-avoiding missile which can be fired from different types of launch pads. “One of the most important features of the Qiam (Rising) missile is [...]

Qiam 1 (rising 1), IRI’s new surface to surface missile, has been successfully test fired, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said, adding that the missile is equipped with a smart navigation system, which decreases the possibility of it being targeted by other projectiles. “Being a new class of Iranian missiles, Qiam 1 has been equipped with [...]

Iran’s new surface to surface missile, Qiam 1 (Rising), has been successfully test fired, the country’s Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi says. “Being a new class of Iranian missiles, Qiam 1 has been equipped with new technical specifications and exceptional tactical powers,” the general said during this week’s Friday prayers in Tehran. “Qiam 1 is part [...]

Iran will become self-sufficient in the production of light airplane engines by the year’s end, head of Iran Air Industries Organization says. “Iran has great potential in the production of small aircraft engines [and] can even manufacture customized engines suitable for both domestic and international use,” IRIB reported Manouchehr Manteqi, director of the country’s Air [...]