09/29/10
From CNN and YouTube
Iran unveils squadrons of flying boats
New Threat Weapon System in Persian Gulf and Straits of Hormuz
| 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. Iran's Defense Ministry believes the low-flying, radar-evading flying boats present a serious threat to the U.S. Navy. |
| The U.S. Navy, which for many years has had the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System for automated defense against faster, smaller targets, did not seem impressed by the Iranian boats. |