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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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What...?! Iran is claiming credit for inventing the ekranoplan? Typical. Once again, they're claiming responsibility for someone else's work.
Those are just knock-off copies of existing aircraft that are commercially available right now. The Soviets created the ekranoplan something like sixty years ago, and actually had some that were someone combat-effective (Google the "Caspian Sea Monster"). These Iranian pip-squeaks are – at best – suitable as picket / sentry craft and *maybe* limited fisheries patrol.
Color me contemptuous.
http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,95496,00.html
in simulation 16 US Navy Ships sunk by speedboats and propeller aircraft in a wave attack.
can anyone say kamikaze?
I want one! Those would be great a the lake!
Steve,
there are several commercially avaiable WIG vehicles and kits. And yes they are great fun on lakes.
Flying boats to shoot down flying fish! Radar evading large prop that chops up radar waves. Pathetic!
Whoa! Look out Western Civilization! Iran has developed the cutting-edge technology of flying boats!! We're DOOMED!!!!
I like it. It looks like a fun toy. I don't need a machine gun though.
BUNCH of idiots making stupid comments,while our Country is practically Bankrupt.
We are making Fun at others.
keep listening to our Jewish propaganda making media.
okay troller...right habib oh I mean Patrick A...do you think youre fooling anybody with your american names you use to push your cheesy propaganda???
Thats it Patrick A. this idiot's taking my flying boat plane and going home...
Welcome to the 1930's.
The funny thing about this is those planes fly so slow and put out such a small heat source, that it might actually be hard to shoot them down.
I don't want to question your intelligence...but shooting this thing down would be pretty easy. All you need is a shoulder weapon or a handgun. Fiberglass will disintegrate when lead hits it. Doesn't even have to be high caliber.
Dear United States....please be aware we have invented this thing we called..." A FRICKENNNN LASERRR" and we are going to attach it to "NEW SOPHISTICATED CROP DUSTERRR" ...seriously are we even debating this??? I love reading these comments I can't stop laughing that country is a joke...stick to what you do best and blow yourselves up...and throw rocks ....what a joke this country is. I'm more afraid of the Iron Sheik than President Ammanutjabbaaa......
Flying boats in a nation that is primarily desert who would ever expect that.
MASTER! MASTER! ZEE PLANE! ZEE PLANE!
Cnn forgot to mention that it also turns into a submarine that sinks to the bottom of the ocean when it gets shot down with civilian grade bottle rocket
The next thing Iran is going to do is "release the flying monkies"
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