Panther helicopter
The helicopters can fulfill a wide range of military roles, including combat assault, fire support, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, and medical evacuation (MEDEVAC).
Paris’ offer to make the choppers in India works extremely well with the Indian government, which has been looking to procure medium helicopters for the Indian Navy.
The offers were made during the string of conversations between Indian leaders and Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron who was in the country for the 34th India-France strategic dialogue this week. The strategic dialogue was chaired by Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Bonne.
Iranian Navy ships
The port is famous for the development of Iran’s higher-profile warships, which include the IRINS Makran forward base ship, the Fateh-class submarine, and the latest Mowj-class frigates.
According to reports, the new Iranian ship appears to be a catamaran, with two hulls side by side. Informally known as a “cat”, a Catamaran is a multi-hulled watercraft that features two parallel hulls of equal size.
A catamaran
The watercraft derives its stability from its wide beam, rather than from a ballasted keel as in the case of a monohull boat.
They typically have less hull volume, smaller displacement, and shallower draft than monohulls of comparable length. The two hulls combined often offer a smaller hydrodynamic resistance than comparable monohulls.