'prophetic mission') is an upcoming class of attack submarine under construction by Iran.
On 25 August 2008, Iranian defence minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced Iran had started building the first submarine of the class named Qaaem, which will be capable of carrying and firing various types of torpedoes and undersea missiles.
[2] Since 2012, Iranian officials have not mentioned Qaaem class and it is unclear whether it has been further developed, or has turned into Besat project.
[3] On 25 April 2023, Iranian Navy commander announced that the first Besat class submarine will likely join the navy in 1 or 2 years.
He also said the submarine will be equipped with Surface-to-surface and Surface-to-air missiles as well as torpedoes.