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Iran unveils squadrons of flying boats
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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Those are for hitting Israel, not the U.S. Same difference I suppose.
Flying Boats?...or did they mean Goats.
Very powerful weapon....... the opposing Navies will be dead by laughter!
Just put up a bunch of clear fishing net up and snag them in the air. Just go with the KISS method, Keep It Simple Stupid. Is this some kind of High School contest. Jeez, Iran will spend maybe 10 or 20 mil, and we'll through a Billion at it.
I am worried about our own gov, not these flying boats, or anything else.
OOOOH! I'm REALLY scared now!! A seaplane called a Flying boat. I'm so afraid these 'boats' will have better surveillance capabilities than the satellites we use that can monitor any point on earth remotely!
Is that a Heathkit 205 rotor motor?
They look pretty cool> I wonder if they're good for any military roles. Doesn't look like much of a threat to anything.
meanwhile back at the justice league...looks like aquaman is screwed
They obviously copied our stealth technology with these. Words really can't describe how much of a joke this is. These things look like something out of a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or Willy Wonka movie.
I wonder if I could get one in pink – my Barbie Doll sister would LOVE one!!
These might be useful for border patrol to catch smugglers and the like. It s certainly NOT a military aircraft, more for border security I'd assume
They set off to make a plane & settled for a boat. When they send them into action with the special water ski assault team, we will be in real trouble! I thank them for giving the rookie A10 pilots something to play with.
i think we developed this technology in the 40`s, iran is 70 years behind
First seaplane was launched in 1910
Is that a Heathkit 205 motor assembly?