IRIS Jamaran

Weapons systems The primary weapon deployed by Moudge-class vessels is the Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King, which acts in concert with shipboard sensors to seek out and destroy submarines at long range. The Moudge class also carries a close-in anti-submarine torpedo system, a light torpedo with a range, mounted in triple torpedo launchers on either side of the stern. To deal with surface forces, the vessel is equipped with four Noor / C-802 surface-to-surface anti-ship cruise missiles, mounted in box launchers on the roof of the upper deck level between the radar and the main mast pointing towards either sides. The single shot hit probability of the Noor, with a range of , is estimated to be as high as 98%. For anti-aircraft self-defense, the Moudge class is equipped with four medium range Fajr surface-to-air missiles (reversed engineered from the RIM-66/SM-1 standard missile) with range, and flight ceiling, mounted in box launchers at the deck above the main deck level in front of the helicopter landing pad. The Moudge class also carries two 20 mm gunner-operated Oerlikon cannons and a 40 mm Fateh-40 autocannon (reverse engineered from Bofors L/70) with aerial range, to provide a shipboard point-defense against incoming anti-ship missiles and aircraft. The main gun on the forecastle of the Moudge class is a Fajr-27 gun. Sensors and equipment The ship was equipped with one Asr passive electronically scanned array long-range radar for air and surface search and tracking, installed on the roof of forward of the funnel. == Service history ==

The frigate was involved in a deadly friendly fire incident in the Gulf of Oman on 10 May 2020, resulting in the loss of at least 19 Iranian sailors. According to multiple media reports, during a naval exercise near the southern city of Jask, south of the Strait of Hormuz, Jamaran mistakenly launched a missile at the support vessel . The support ship sustained significant damage, leading to the casualties and injuries of numerous crew members. On 1 September 2022, Jamaran took two Saildrone Explorers that were property of the United States Navy. According to a statement by the United States Fifth Fleet, two nearby U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers, and , responded quickly. According to a U.S. defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity, Nitze sent a MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter ahead to the Iranian ship as the destroyers made their way to intercept. The helicopter crew spotted the Saildrones on the ship's deck, but as they approached, the Iranian crew began to throw tarps on top of them "to try to hide the fact that they had seized these unmanned vessels." The two destroyers arrived and stayed in the area, speaking with the Iranian ship "to deescalate the situation and recover the seized Saildrones", according to the statement. The Iranians eventually said that they had been told by their headquarters to return the vessels, the defense official said, but they wanted to wait until the sun came up. The drones were released at 8:00am local time Friday morning. In the wake of rising tensions between Iran and Israel in April 2024, Iran announced the frigate would be convoying Iranian commercial traffic through the Red Sea. Sinking On 28 February 2026, the opening day of hostilities in the 2026 Iran war, Jamaran was struck by United States forces at Chabahar Port, set ablaze, and sunk. ==See also==