Iran's IRGC cyber-warriors take control of foreign spy drone

Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:42PM

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The IRGC also captured a US-built ScanEagle drone after it intruded into Iranian airspace in December 2012.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has successfully taken control of a foreign reconnaissance drone on the first day of the Payambar-e Azam 8 (The Great Prophet 8 ) war games, which are being held in the southeastern province of Kerman.


The spokesman of the war games, Brigadier General Hamid Sarkheili, told reporters late on Saturday that the spy aircraft was detected in a location outside the area of the military exercise and then the IRGC forces took control of the drone’s guidance system.

He stated that all the movements of foreign drones and their communications transmissions -- either inside or outside the immediate area where the Payambar-e Azam 8 war games are underway -- are being monitored, and as a result, the IRGC detected the foreign spy drone.

The IRGC Ground Force started the Payambar-e Azam 8 exercise, which includes practice maneuvers of various defense tactics, in southeastern Iran on Saturday.

Special modern warfare units conducted drills, asymmetric warfare tactics were practiced, and various types of unmanned aerial vehicles were tested on the first day of the war games.

A report published in the Wall Street Journal on December 2, 2012 quoted US officials as saying that Washington has stepped up its spying operations on the Bushehr nuclear plant in southern Iran "over the past two months."

The report said the surveillance of the Iranian nuclear facility was being "conducted in part with the Pentagon's fleet of drones operating over the Persian Gulf."

On December 4, 2012, the IRGC Navy commander, Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, said his forces had captured a US ScanEagle drone over the waters of the Persian Gulf after it intruded into Iranian airspace.

In December 2011, the Iranian military took control of a US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft while it was flying over the Iranian city of Kashmar, some 225 kilometers (140 miles) from the Afghan border.

The US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft was forced to land with minimal damage by the Iranian Army's electronic warfare unit. The aircraft is one of the United States' most advanced spy drones.

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Ahmadinejad inaugurates Iran’s biggest gasoline production plant

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Shazand's Imam Khomeini Refinery in the central Iranian city of Arak (file photo)

Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:47AM GMT
 
For the first time in the Middle East, Iranian experts succeeded in carrying out the process of converting diesel fuel to high-octane gasoline.

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated the country’s biggest gasoline production hub with a production capacity of 16 million liters (ml) of petrol per day near the central city of Shazand.

Production of premium gasoline will also rise from the current amount of 1.2 million liters to 3.2 million liters with the opening of Shazand Imam Khomeini Refinery.

For the first time in the Middle East, Iranian experts succeeded in carrying out the process of converting diesel fuel to high-octane gasoline.

Following the refinery’s inauguration, its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) production will increase from 500 tons per day to 2,000 tons.

The treatment facility produces gasoline, liquefied gas, propylene, kerosene, gas oil as well as fuel oil and tar.

The refinery has been renovated through the investment of USD 3.3 billion by the National Iranian Oil Engineering and Construction Company (NIOEC).

Iran attained self-sufficiency in fuel production after its international suppliers stopped selling gasoline to Tehran under US pressure.

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Iran becomes exporter of jet fuel

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A view of Abadan refinery in southwest Iran (file Photo)
Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:3PM GMT

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated a new phase of a gasoline production facility, enabling the country to join the world’s jet fuel exporters.

In a Thursday ceremony marking the 34th anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iranian President inaugurated the second stage of the third phase of the gasoline production unit at Abadan Oil Refinery.

The new unit will add two million liters of 94 and 95-octane super-premium gasoline, conforming to Euro-4 standard, to the daily production capacity of Abadan Refinery.

The development will enhance the total gasoline production of Abadan Refinery, Iran’s oldest refinery, to 15 million liters per day (lpd).

Iran is currently a leading producer of jet fuel for passenger and cargo planes. The gasoline production unit of Abadan Oil Refinery, built by Iranian experts, would allow the production of fuel for helicopters, crop dusters and trainers.

Earlier, Iran had announced plans to inaugurate three mega-projects at Shazand, Lavan and Abadan refineries by the end of the current Persian calendar year (ending March 20) to enhance the production of the country’s premium gasoline from 12 to 25 million lpd.

The projects will increase Iran’s total gasoline production to 70 million lpd, enabling the country to become a long-term exporter of gasoline.

Iran attained self-sufficiency in fuel production after its international suppliers stopped selling gasoline under US pressure.

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Iran launches indigenous Jamaran 2 destroyer in Caspian Sea

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Iran’s indigenous destroyer Jamaran (file photo)

Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:41AM GMT

Iran launches the indigenously-manufactured Jamaran 2 destroyer in the Caspian Sea near the northern port city of Bandar Anzali in the presence of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.


Jamaran 2, a Wave-class warship, has been designed and built by the experts at Iran’s Defense Ministry and has state-of-the-art navigation equipment and complex defensive systems.

The production line of the advanced indigenous destroyer was inaugurated in Bandar Anzali six years ago with the aim of protecting Iran’s 20-percent share of the Caspian Sea.

The 1420-ton destroyer is powered by a 20000-horsepower engine with a speed of 30 knots and has the capability to carry helicopters, different surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, advanced artilleries and torpedo system. It is also equipped with electronic war system.

The Jamaran 2 destroyer is a symbol of the Islamic Republic’s capability and strength and conveys the message of peace and friendship to the Caspian Sea states.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi and Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi also attended the ceremony to launch the warship.

Jamaran 2 will officially join the fleet of Iran’s Navy within the next 6 months after the completion of final tests.

In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems.

Tehran has repeatedly assured other countries that its military might poses no threat to other states, insisting that the Islamic Republic’s defense doctrine is entirely based on deterrence.

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Iranian Army’s Ground Forces to test new indigenous missiles: Cmdr.

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A file photo of an Iranian missile system

Wed May 1, 2013 10:8AM GMT

In March, the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces launched a three-day drill, codenamed Khatam al-Anbia, in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, during which new indigenous missiles were test-launched."

A senior Iranian commander says the Ground Forces of Iran’s Army will test-fire new indigenous missiles in upcoming military exercises in central Iran.

The second-in-command of the Army’s Ground Forces Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari said on Wednesday that the new domestically developed missiles will be launched in the week-long drill due to be held in Isfahan Province in June.

The top commander underlined that Iranian defense experts have designed and produced the missiles to counter potential threats against the country.

Over the past few years, Iran has held several maneuvers to enhance the defense capabilities of its armed forces and to test modern military tactics and equipment.

The Islamic Republic has repeatedly assured other nations, especially its neighbors, that its military might poses no threat to other countries, insisting that its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.

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Iran scientist wins UNESCO Young Scientist Award

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Iran’s Atieh Kazemi Mojarad wins 2013 UNESCO Young Scientist Award.

Wed Jun 5, 2013 6:16AM GMT

An Iranian scientist has been named as one of the winners of 2013 UNESCO Young Scientist Awards for her outstanding contribution to the management of biosphere reserves.

The International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program made the announcement after meeting at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris from May 27 to 30.

Atieh Kazemi Mojarad received the prestigious prize for her study on sustainable development of biosphere reserves through the protection of key ecosystem services.

The MAB Program has been granting awards of up to USD 5,000 to young researchers since 1989 in order to encourage young scientists to undertake studies on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity.

Five other young researchers were also awarded in the MAB Program. They are Julio Blas Garcia from Spain, Angela Camargo from Mexico, Bilal Habib from India, Hilaire Kouakou from Ivory Coast and Claudia Munera from Nicaragua.

The program also awarded two other young researchers as part of its Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management. Marisa Coetzee and Harry Biggs from South Africa received the USD 6,000 award for their contribution to the management of biosphere reserves.

A biosphere reserve is a cooperative and conservation reserve created to protect the cultural and biological diversity of a region, while encouraging sustainable financial development. It also is a center for monitoring, education and research on natural and managed ecosystems.

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Iranians Make Superior Hydrogel

Researchers at Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute have made super absorbent hydrogel that can absorb and retain extremely large amounts of a liquid relative to their own mass.

Announcing this, Seyyed Ali Hashemi, lead researcher of the project, said that super absorbent polymers (SAP), which are classified as hydrogels, absorb aqueous solutions through hydrogen bonding with water molecules.

He also said a SAP’s ability to absorb water is a factor of the ionic concentration of the aqueous solution.

In deionized and distilled water, a SAP may absorb 500 times its weight (from 30–60 times its own volume), but when put into a 0.9 percent saline solution, the absorbency drops to 50 times its weight. The presence of valent cations in the solution will impede the polymer’s ability to bond with the water molecule. Think of these hydrogels as long chains of molecules (called polymers) that absorb incredible amounts of water, only to release the water to plant roots at a later time.

Today, super absorbent polymers are widely used in forestry, gardening and landscaping as a means of conserving water. Hydrogel can either improve the growth of the plant or decrease the watering frequency. It usually lasts 4-5 years in the soil. The technology has a great impact on parts of the world plagued by drought.

Water Jelly Crystals are an example of a hydrogel. This chemical is biodegradable and is not considered a health hazard. In other words, Water Jelly Crystals are safe to touch, squeeze through your fingers and to use in your garden.