The 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, according to Press TV.
The destroyer, with a displacement of around 1,420 tons, is powered by a 20,000-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.
Jamaran-2 will officially join the fleet of Iran's Navy within the next six months after the completion of final tests.
On Sunday, another senior Iranian military official said Iran will launch another indigenous destroyer called Jamaran-3 next year in line with efforts to boost the country's naval capabilities.
According to Deputy Head of the Industry and Research Institute of the Iranian Defense Ministry, Mohammad Eslami, the Jamaran-3 destroyer will become operational by the end of the next Iranian calendar year, which starts on March 21, 2013.
In February 2010, Iran's navy launched Jamaran-1 destroyer, which is equipped with modern radars and electronic warfare capabilities.
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