Armed Forces
Iran touts new torpedo technology, test-fires domestically developed system
Iran’s state TV says the country has successfully test-fired an advanced torpedo system.
The domestically developed torpedo system dubbed “ValFajr,”or dawn in Farsi, has a 485-pound warhead that can be used against heavy vessels. It can travel at high speeds and operate in deep or shallow waters.
Citing Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan, the country’s Mehr News agency reports that the torpedo system contains “anti-deception” technology.
“What makes Valfajr torpedo stand apart from other similar products in the world is the short preparation time in the supporting and firing units; a characteristic which leads to a remarkable increase in tactical capability and a quick response from surface and subsurface combat units,” said Dehghan during a Valfajr inauguration ceremony on Tuesday.
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Navy Commander Habibollah Sayyari said that Valfajr improves the range of Iran’s torpedo arsenal, according to the Mehr News Agency report, as well as offering more precision and explosive power.
How much of this is disinformation. It’s hard to imagine that a nation of 7th Century, goat-loving wife-beaters can come up with that sort of technology. Explains why they still haven’t cobbled together some sort of atomic bomb; something that civilized nations figured out 70 years ago.