Iran has recently [15JUL22] inaugurated its first “drone carrier division” comprising of Project 887 Kilo-class [Tareq], auxiliary ship [Delvar], and Hengam-class landing ship [Lavan].
Homa, Arash, Jubin, Ababil-4, Bavar-5, and Pelican-2 unmanned systems have been shown to have been equipped by vessels of the drone carrier division; comprising of loitering munitions, strike, reconnaissance and scouting platforms; giving the Iranian navy a mixed basket of unmanned capabilities and a new approach for power projection in the Persian Gulf.