TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran's armed forces received a new domestically built warship and several pieces of homegrown military hardware in two separate ceremonies on Thursday, local media reported.

The warship, named Martyr Rais Ali Delvari, was handed over to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy in a ceremony at the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, attended by IRGC Chief Commander Hossein Salami, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) said.

The vessel has a sailing endurance of 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) and is capable of firing missiles with an operational range of 750 km, the report added.

During the ceremony, the IRGC Navy also unveiled several speedboats equipped with anti-ship cruise missiles, capable of reaching speeds of 110 knots (over 203 km/h), ISNA reported.

Salami praised the rapid development and deployment of domestically produced military hardware, saying the advancements had been made despite Western sanctions. Enditem

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