Iranian experts have managed to design two new types of helicopters that are currently at the stage of obtaining international certificates, according to head of Iranian aviation technology development HQ.

Head of the Iranian aviation technology development headquarters, Manouchehr Manteghi, said Saturday that two domestically-designed helicopters are waiting to receive international certificates.

He added that one of the helicopters, with a capacity to seat 8 passengers, has been put on display in a number of exhibitions and found some potential foreign buyers.

According to him, there are less than twenty countries in the world which possess the know-how for manufacturing helicopters, adding that Iran is one of them.

He further noted the growth of knowledge-based companies active in the field of aviation, adding that the number has risen from about 20 in 2014 to around 180 companies in 2018. / Mehr news/

According to the latest report of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), 134,000 tons of livestock, poultry and aquatic animals, valued at $223 million, were exported from the country in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 21).

Deputy Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) for Aquatic and Animal Products Affairs Morteza Kakavand made the above remark and said, export of aquatic animals in the same period increased 30 and 22 percent in terms of value and weight respectively as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

He went on to say that 110,000 tons of aquatic products, valued at $172 million, were exported from the country in the same period of last year (ended March 20, 2018).

In the meantime, export of aquatic animals, honey, feedstock and meat in the first four months of the current year registered a considerable growth as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

He pointed to the positive trade balance of aquatic products in the country and said, “Iran’s most aquatic animals and poultries exported to Iraq, Oman, Afghanistan, Germany, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Thailand in the same period.”

Given the scientific capabilities of the country in raising caviar fish, it is necessary to maintain caviar export and production brand, he said, adding, “in this respect, an international secretariat has been set up in Tehran in order to organize and maintain Iranian caviar brand in the international level.”

Targeting for the annual production of 2 million tons of aquatic animals has been envisioned in 2015 Vision Plan, he concluded. / Mehr news /

Seven titles including ‘Dressage’ by Pouya Badkoubeh and ‘3 Faces’ by Jafar Panahi will represent Iran’s cinema at the 37th edition of Vancouver International Film Festival in Canada.

The screening program for Iranian titles at the 37th Vancouver International Film Festival includes: ‘3 Faces’ by Jafar Panahi, ‘Dressage’ by Pouya Badkoubeh, ‘Exit Toll’ by Mohammad Najarian Dariani, ‘Hat-Trick’ by Ramtin Lavafi, ‘Hendi and Hormoz’ by Abbas Amini, ‘The Load’ a Serbia/France/Croatia/Iran/Qatar co-production, and ‘My Clayey Conception’ by Zanyar Muhammadineko.

‘Everybody Knows’ directed by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi is representing Spain at the festival.

The 37th edition of Vancouver International Film Festival will be held on 27 September and run through 12 October. / Mehr news /

The Managing Director of Iranian Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari recounted that Iran will unveil newly-made marine vessels and equipment by the end of the year.

Rastegari announced that Iran will unveil a new domestically-manufactured submarine by the end of the current Iranian calendar year of 1397 (on March 21, 2019).

Rastegai made the remarks in an interview with IRIB’s News Network, AKA IRINN, on Tuesday touching upon the ‘Plan to Revolutionize Iran’s Maritime Industries Based on the Policies of the Resistance Economy’.

“This plan is in line with the policy of replacing the rented vessels and renovating the maritime transportation fleet including oil tanker vessels offshore oil rigs’ service and support fleet in the Persian Gulf, and it was passed in by the high Council of Maritime Industries in last year which stipulates that 176 new vessels with a total value of €1.5 million be built by four industrial organization of the country,” recounted the official.

“According to the plan, the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization is tasked with making 70 vessels and now the designing and manufacturing of these vessels are on top of the organization’s agenda,” he stressed.

The official recounted that after US levied sanctions on import of diesel engines for Iranian marine vessels, Iranian Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization has started working on designing and manufacturing engines with 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 horsepower.

“I want to break a good news for the Iranian nation that we will construct a vessel with a length of 94 meters by the end of the year in less than a year which is itself a record. We uses to make the same construction in 8 years,” he boasted.

He also added that the organization has managed to manufacture and is now providing 312 kilowatt generators.

He voiced hope that Iran will tap its own domestically-made marine engine with 1300 horsepower by the end of the current Iranian calendar year of 1397.

Rastegari also promised that the first national water jet engine will be unveiled by the end of the current year. He added that it is used in high speed vessels.

The official recounted that the organization is working in 4 areas and one of those areas is making submarines. He asserted that the most widely used engine in submarines is permanent magnet motor. / Mehr news /