Iran has unveiled a domestically designed and manufactured hovercraft capable of launching missiles and aerial drones, the Iranian media rep...
The hovercraft, dubbed Tondar (Thundebolt), was unveiled on Monday during an official ceremony at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas as part of large-scale military exercises that started over the weekend in eastern Iran.
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi briefed reporters about the features of the hovercraft, which has the ability to pass through difficult flat terrains such as swampy, boggy, and sandy regions.
According to Vahidi, the Tondar hovercraft, which has been equipped with special systems of gathering information, can be used to patrol the country’s coastal waters, carry out medium-rangereconnaissance missions on land and sea, conductdefensive asymmetric operations, and transport troops and equipment.
