Zulfighar class air-defence boat

Zulfighar (Persian: ذوالفقار) is an Iranian class of air-defense boats in service with Iran's IRGCN. They are considered to be the first ever air-defense speedboat and can carry four Nawab anti-air missiles in its VLS cells.

Zulfaghar-class air-defense boat

Class overview
Operators	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
General characteristics
Type	Fast patrol craft
Displacement	16 tons
Length	15.50 m (50 ft 10 in)
Beam	4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
Draught	0.75 m (2 ft 6 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines
Speed	60 knots (110 km/h)
Sensors & processing systems	AESA radar
Armament	4 × VLS cells for Nawab anti-air missile 1 × 12.7mm machine gun

Design

Zulfaghar is based on British speedboat Bladerunner 51 acquired by Iran.^[1]

Dimensions

The said boat is 15.50 m (50 ft 10 in) long, 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) wide and 0.75 m (2 ft 6 in) tall.^[2]

Propulsion

She is powered by two diesel engines which gives her about 60 knots (110 km/h) of speed.^[1]

Armament

Zulfiqar has four vertical launch system (VLS) cells behind its radome, each capable of carrying one Nawab anti-air missile (the naval variant of the Zubin air-defense system). Additionally, she is equipped with a single 12.7mm machine gun and an AESA radar for target detection and missile guidance.^[1][3]