Velayat-89 Military Maneuvers (8)

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Commander-in-Chief of the Army Major General Salehi (right) tours a Noor SSM mobile launcher site.

Noor (C-802) SSM mobile launcher in action

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

firing a Noor (C-802) AShM

IRIS Jamaran (76), Mowj class frigate

IRIS Kharg (431), Kharg class replenishment ship

serving as forward observation vessel

Helmsman on the bridge of the IRIS Kharg

Regional foreign military delegations: Iran's Minister of Defense Brigadier General Vahidi flanked by an Iraq Navy Rear Admiral (Liwa) and Commodore (Amid). Qatari and Omani military personnel are visible in the background.

Minister of Defense Brigadier General Vahidi shakes hands

with an Oman Navy Captain (Aqid)

Photos:

-Hossein Zohrevand, Hossein Mosavi-Faraz, Hamid Reza Niko-Maram at Fars News Agency

-Yunos Khani at Mehr News Agency

-Rooholla Vahdati at Iranian Students News Agency

Velayat-89 Military Maneuvers (7)

Iran Army tactical operations in southern regions of Sistan and Balouchestan province:

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BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)

D-30 2A18 122 mm howitzer in action

Fadjr-5 (Dawn-5) 333 mm MRLS in action

IRIAA Elicotteri Meridionali CH-47C Chinook (219)

Photos: Islamic Republic News Agency

Velayat-89 Military Maneuvers (6)

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China Cat class fast attack craft (FAC) armed with HM 23 sixteen round 122 mm rocket launcher (MRLS), forward firing ZU-23 cannon and rear mounted DHsK 12.7 mm heavy machine gun.

High-speed patrol boat (HSPB) armed with 11 barrel 107 mm rocket launcher (MRLS) and forward firing DShK 12.7 mm HMG.

Foreground: Marines firing RPG-7. Background: IRIS Kharg (431), Kharg class (modified Olwen class design) replenishment ship.

Marine Lieutenant Commander (Nakhoda Sevom)

firing an Iranian 9 mm UZI

Marine Petty Officer 3rd Class (Mahnavi Dovom)

firing a PKM general purpose machine gun

Marine Chief Petty Officer (Nav Ostovar) assembling

a PKM 7.62 x 54 mm ammunition belt

Marine platoon embarked on HSPBs

Four Iranian-built Ghadir class midget submarines

Photos:

Hossein Zohrevand at Fars News Agency

Jamal Salehi at Islamic Republic News Agency

Velayat-89 Military Maneuvers (5)

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IRIS Jamaran (76), Mowj class frigate

Noor (C-802) AShM launchers (x4), port side IRIS Jamaran

Triple torpedo launcher (similar to Mk 32 SVTT type),

starboard side IRIS Jamaran

Lightweight torpedo launch exercise, starboard side IRIS Jamaran. (Iranian media reports a new Iranian-built "anti-submarine" fire-and-forget torpedo being test-fired for the first time.)

Ghadir class midget submarine

Frontal view of the Ghadir

Kaman class missile boat equipped with SM-1 Standard SAM launchers and stern mounted fire control radar.

Iran TV Video coverage:

Velayat-89 part 1

Velayat-89 part 2

Velayat-89 part 3

Photo/Video credits:
Hossein Zohrevand at Fars News Agency
Younes Khani at Mehr News Agency
Islamic Republic News Agency

Videos: Aminco @ IMF

Velayat-89 Military Maneuvers (4)

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Trio of Kaman class (Combattante IIB type) missile boats

Background: Kaman class missile boat equipped

with Harpoon Mk 140 missile launchers

Center: Kaman class missile boat equipped

with Noor (C-802) missile launchers

IRIN Fokker F-27-400M Troopship flies

over a Kaman class missile boat

Background: A pair of Hendijan class general purpose tenders. Foreground: Marines aboard a "whaler type" patrol boat armed with DSkH and G3-A4s.

Helicopter view of IRIS Sabalan (73) Alvand class (ex-Saam)

(Vosper Mk5 type) frigate

"Whaler type" patrol boat containing M-08 type contact mines

Modified SR.N6 Winchester class amphibious hovercraft

BH.7 Mk5 Wellington class combat hovercraft

equipped with Noor missile launchers

Iranian Marines disembark from a BH.7...

...and hit the beaches armed with Iranian UZIs, and motorized elements equipped with RPG-7s. Note use of Universal Camouflage Patterned BDUs.

Marines aboard Honda XL 185 dual sport motorcycles

Marine seaborne assault armed with DShK and G3-A4s.

Mohajer 4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Photos:

Hossein Zohrevand at Fars News Agency

Rooholla Vahdati at Iranian Students News Agency

Younes Khani at Mehr News Agency

Islamic Republic News Agency

Velayat-89 Military Maneuvers (3)

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Prep work on a F-4E Phantom II inside a hardened air shelter

F-4E moved by Schopf tow tractor beyond hardened air shelter

F-4E armed with AIM-9P Sidewinders; equipped with 600 gallon centerline fuel tank and two 370 gallon wing tanks

A pair of F-4Es armed with AGM-65 Mavericks

F-4E, possibly 91 TFS "Sharks" based at

TFB.9/Bandar Abbas (OIKB)

F-4D Phantom II strike fighters of 101 TFS

based at TFB.10/Chahbahar (OIZC)

Photos:
Ali Hashemi at Fars News Agency
Amir Hossein Khorgoui at Iranian Students News Agency
Abdul Rezvani at Mehr News Agency

Velayat-89 Military Maneuvers (1)

Velayat-89 military maneuvers are currently in progress, lasting a total of eight days and covering approximately 97,000 square miles of Iranian territorial waters. Included areas of operation are the Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean.

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IRIAA Elicotteri Meridionali CH-47C Chinook (219) helicopters

Iranian chemical protective suit with M-15 type gas mask affixed. Background: IRIAA CH-47C Chinook.

IRIN Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallion (S-65)

IRIAA Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra (209) firing

unguided 70 mm (2.75”) rockets

IRIN Agusta AB-212ASW flies over a Pulse Acquisition Radar

IRIADF Shahin (I-HAWK) SAM battery

(Mersad air defense system)

IRIADF Pulse Acquisition Radar (Mersad air defense system)

Photos: Hossein Zohrevand at Fars News Agency, Younes Khani at Mehr News Agency