The Iranian Navy commissioned four new Ghadir-class diesel-electric submarines on August 8, 2010. According to Defense News, the Iranian submarine fleet increased to 11 units of this class. The first Ghadir-class diesel-electric submarines were accepted into service by Iran in 2007 and were created on the basis of North Korean Yono-class ships.
Earlier, the Iranian military said that these diesel-electric submarines are designed to perform operations near the coast and in shallow water, mainly in the Persian Gulf. Boats, according to the Iranian Navy, are designed using stealth technology. Ghadir submarines have a small mass (about 120 t) and a displacement of up to 115 t. Presumably they have two torpedo tubes and are intended mainly for the transfer of assault forces, mining and reconnaissance missions.
Iran's submarine fleet currently includes, in addition to the Ghadir, three Soviet submarines of the Project 877 "Halibut", purchased in the early 1990s, as well as the Iranian Nahang, received in 2006. In 2008, Iran began building a new submarine, the Qaem, capable of carrying out combat missions in the open sea. Presumably, it is capable of using missiles and torpedoes.
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