Iran's Defense Ministry released photos of what it says are its new radar-evading flying boats, the Bavar 2.
Iran unveiled three squadrons of new flying boats on Tuesday, Iranian news agencies reported.
The craft, dubbed the Bavar 2, is armed with a machine gun and carries surveillance cameras, according to a report from the Iranian Student News Agency.
"Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the few countries which managed to design, build and use flying boats in a short time," said Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, who oversaw the delivering of the aircraft at the Bandar Abbas naval facility on the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz.
The delivery comes as Iran celebrates its Week of Sacred Defense, which commemorates its eight-year-long resistance to the 1980 Iraqi invasion, according to the Fars News Agency.
The flying boats look like one Iran used during Persian Gulf war games in April 2006. Media reports from the time include a video of a flying boat taking off.
After those 2006 reports, bloggers poked fun at Iran’s so-called stealth technology, saying the flying boat looked like something anyone could buy in kit form from mechanical magazine ads.
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Iranian "engineers" are still working on perfecting the Hong Kong Phooey Mobile.
Reminds me of the fearsome Scud missile from Desert Storm I, pathetic compared to US smart bombs that we could watch on tv as they flew down a chimney. I guess the Scud was kind of like a smart bomb, because you fire it from the trunk of your car then go home and watch CNN to see where it landed. Thanks Sam.
Lake Wikkiwokki Amusement Park sells off it's last 1970s era kiddie ride, Iranian military hits the next level. The American Way, baby.
Saw this story last year, they do look like fun toys.
Sounds like the vehicle would be the worst of both worlds. They copied Air Hogs.
Just remember the geography lesson from Flock of Seagulls: "Iran, Iran's so far away...."
What happened to the flying monkeys with eggs? Iranian technology advances another step.
Actually they're manual drones – kinda cool unless your the pilot.
it's called a sea plane we've had them for years, wow you reinvented the pontoon??
Well, we can spell correctly...unlike you. Also, very easy to talk like that on the internet. You wouldn't dare do it to our face! So who is spineless here?
@Dr. Bad, youare partially right about us, we are arrogant at times....but also right at times. Maybe its our F-16's and F-22's that make us feel arrogant. Even you must admit, your flying boats are kinda cute.
Haha, what? Was this a haiku?
me tarzan you jane!
Don't worry Mehdi. We don't actually try to look so cool, we just are.
That's right General...we laugh at your flying boats ! HAHAHAHAHA! I shoot them down with the spitball.
CNN – PLEASE KEEP TRACK/TRACE OF THIS AMERICAN HATING PERSON! YOU NEVER KNOW! CANNOT BE TOO CAREFUL!
Glenn Beck is crying.... were not addressing this serious threat from Iran.
Bush would have attacked and gotten soldiers killed (and hundreds of thousands of civilians) to stop this weapon of mass distruction.