IRIS Falakhon (P226)

IRIS Falakhon is a Kaman-class fast attack craft in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.

Construction and commissioning
Falakhon was built by French Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie at Cherbourg, as one of the first six contracted on 19 February 1974. Her keel was laid down on 15 March 1976 and on 2 June 1977, she was launched. Falakhon was commissioned into the fleet on 31 March 1978, together with IRIS Shamshir and IRIS Paykan.

Service history
During Iran-Iraq War, her home port was Bushehr Naval Base. She was part of the naval group –together with IRIS Khanjar, IRIS Hendijan, IRIS Deylam and IRIS Ghadir– that arrived at Karachi on 2 May 2014 for a five-day joint exercise with Pakistan Navy, and returned home on 14 May 2014. From 8 to 15 April 2017, along with IRIS Sabalan and IRIS Lavan, she participated in a join naval drill with the Royal Navy of Oman.