Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis corvette

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis is an Iranian missile corvette. His hull number is PC313-01. The second indiginios high-aspect-ratio twin-hull vessels unveiled on 6 January 2024 in Bandar Abbas.

Design
Abu Mahdi corvette as other Shahid Soleimani-class corvette profits a catamaran design and features stealth capabilities, aimed at eluding enemy detection. The special design of the missile boat makes it difficult for enemy radar and reconnaissance systems to detect its presence in the waters.

Armament
The catamaran warship is equipped by various armaments including 30, 23 and 20 mm cannons, anti-ship guided missiles with a range of 300 km, long range cruise missiles capable of targeting up to 750 km, and for air defence is equipped with a close range antiaircraft system called Kowsar.