Iran Navy '28th Fleet' task force sets out for India and Sri Lanka

According to FARS News Agency:

The Iranian Navy's Tareq-class submarine, 'Younus', was dispatched to the East Asian waters, a Navy commander announced on Wednesday.

“The (Iranian) Navy will dispatch the ultra heavy Tareq-class submarine, ‘Younus’ as part of the Navy’s 28th flotilla of warships to the countries of East Asia,” Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy for Operations Admiral Siyavash Jarreh said Wednesday afternoon, a few hours before the 28th flotilla left the harbor in Southern Iran.

He underlined Iran's sophisticated technology in the naval industry, saying “The most complicated technology of world’s military equipment belongs to submarines.”

The Admiral said that Alborz destroyer and Bandar Abbas helicopter-carrier warship will accompany Younus in this crucially important extraterritorial mission of the Iranian Navy.

“The Navy’s 28th Flotilla will berth at Mumbai and Colombo ports during its voyage,” he added.

That would comprise:

- IRINS Yunes (903)(ex-B 220) Tareq (Kilo) class (Project 877EKM) diesel-electric submarine (SSK)

- IRINS Alborz (72)(ex-Zaal) Alvand (Vosper Mark V) class frigate (FFG)

- IRINS Bandar Abbas (421) Bandar Abbas class light replenishment ship (AORLH)

File photo: IRINS Yunes (903) diesel-electric submarine

File photo: IRINS Alborz (72) frigate

File photo: IRINS Bandar Abbas (421) light replenishment ship

Photos: Fars News Agency and IRINN

Iran Navy 25th and 26th Fleet patrols through Bab el-Mandeb Strait

According to Fars News Agency:

The Iranian Navy’s 26th Fleet of Warships has conducted several successful anti-piracy patrols in Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced on Wednesday, adding that the country's flotillas will continue patrolling the waters.

The Iranian Navy has dispatched several fleets of warships to the Gulf of Aden and North of the Indian Ocean to protect the country's cargo ships and oil tankers against pirates.

The Navy dispatched its 25th flotilla of warships to the Gulf of Aden in early April to protect the country's cargo ships and oil tankers against pirates in the Gulf of Aden, Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea.

The 25th fleet intercepted 540 military and non-military vessels passing through the Gulf of Aden during its mission. It comprised of Alborz missile warship and Larak logistic ship.

IRIN previously announced its intention to deploy IRINS Bayandar (81) Bayandor class (PF 103 type) corvette as part of its 27th and 28th Fleet to the Atlantic, Pacific or South Indian ocean. 

Below: file photos of vessels comprising IRIN 25th Fleet:

IRINS Alborz (72), Alvand class (Vosper Mk 5 type) frigate

IRINS Larak (512) Hengam class landing ship