"The Navy`s new subsurface vessel will be ready and launched soon to enhance the Army`s power," Iranian Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi told reporters in December.
The submarine will be 60 meters long and have a displacement of over 1,300 tons. It will have six bays for torpedoes and marine cruise missiles.
The Be`sat, will be Iran`s biggest domestically made submarine. The Iranian Navy also operates three Russian Kilo-class submarines with a displacement of 2,325 tons and six torpedo tubes but no cruise missile capacity.
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