Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the country’s destroyers will be equipped with the indigenous Abu Mahdi naval cruise missiles.
The missile has been named after the former deputy head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units, who was assassinated along with top Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike ordered by former president Donald Trump near Baghdad International Airport in 2020.
Irani said on Tuesday that efforts are underway to install the missile on Iranian military watercraft, noting that the country’s destroyers would be equipped with more powerful cruise missiles.
Abu Mahdi naval cruise missile can well undertake its tasks once employed in electronic warfare systems and has undergone several tests, he said, adding that the enemies are aware of the missile’s features and have seen its capabilities in action.
“The combat capability, destructive power and operational range of Abu Mahdi cruise missile are significant, and we have set higher ranges on our agenda,” the Iranian Navy commander said........more below
Ghana is interested in purchasing a floating nuclear power plant from Russia, Ghanaian Ambassador to Russian Koma Steem Jehu-Appiah told Sputnik.
"I know that our minister of energy was here last year and signed a corresponding agreement. I think this is innovative, and in a conversation with the minister of energy, he said that the country is interested.
So, Ghana could purchase such a nuclear power plant," the diplomat said when asked about the possibility of Ghana purchasing a floating nuclear power plant.
Russia and Ghana began cooperation in the field of nuclear energy after signing an intergovernmental agreement in 2015.
The agreement outlined plans for joint work in the areas of training specialists, building nuclear power plants and related infrastructure, and providing maintenance services. In October 2023, representatives of Rosatom met with the Ghanaian Ministry of Energy in Cape Town. At the meeting, Russia proposed using floating nuclear power plants to supply power to ...
