Iran plans to build aircraft carrier, boost naval warfare capabilities
Published time: 27 Dec, 2016 17:44 Iran is planning to build an aircraft carrier, a senior Iranian navy commander has said as he announced that the country is pursuing greater maritime warfare capabilities. “At present, the Defense Ministry and the Navy are both after building military equipment for naval warfare but the Defense Ministry is producing different types of missiles indigenously and the Navy’s needs to missiles are met using this capacity,” Deputy Navy Commander for Coordination Admiral Peiman Jafari Tehrani said on Monday, as cited by semi-official Fars news agency. Read more Tehran threatens clawbacks if Washington scuttles Boeing deal …