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"The destroyer's launch marks a major technological leap for Iran's naval industries," Iran's English-language Press TV reported. The new ship, which sports a helipad, is equipped with anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and naval cannons.
But just how capable is the destroyer? Few technical details have been released about the ship other than its basic weight of around 1,400 tons. It can carry between 120 and 140 people.
Commenters on an online defense forum pointed out that the size of the Iranian ship would hardly count as a destroyer in most navies. "I guess you can call it a frigate, but Iran has a different classification system, which is not based on displacement but rather based on armament," one member noted.
The Jamaran's rollout follows a long history of Iran boasting about its military capabilities. Over the past several years, it has touted its indigenous development of a radar-evading drone and stealthy submarines. Last year, after a protracted dispute with Russia over the sale of the S-300 missile, Iran claimed it could build its own advanced air defense system. (Russian experts have doubted that claim.)
Because it is subject to international sanctions, Iran has been forced to build many of its own weapon systems. At times, however, its claims about its technological advances have reached a bit too far. Most famously, perhaps, Iran digitally altered a photo of a 2008 missile test to cover up for a missile that failed to launch.
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