Seraj-1 / Bladerunner fast boat

The Seraj-1 or Bladerunner-derived fast boat family covers Iranian military adaptations of high-speed Bladerunner-style hulls for IRGC Navy use. Open-source naval analysis identifies Bladerunner/Seraj craft within Iran's small-boat inventory and links the same hull lineage to specialized missile and air-defense fast-boat experiments.

Seraj-1 / Bladerunner fast boat, Fast attack craft / high-speed military boat, Naval Systems

Image source: Fast-attack craft approaching an internationally flagged merchant vessel.jpg

Profile

Origin: Iran / United Kingdom
Built by: Iranian defense industryIRGC Navy workshops
Built in: Iran
Type: Fast attack craft / high-speed military boat
Service note: 2010s-present
Produced: 2010s-present
Variants: Seraj-1 fast boat, Bladerunner-derived IRGC fast boat, Missile-armed Bladerunner-derived craft, Air-defense fast boat derivative

Also Known As

Seraj-1
Seraj
Bladerunner
Bladerunner-derived fast boat
Bladerunner 51

naval maritime fast attack craft strike

Specifications

Hull class: High-speed stepped-planing / Bladerunner-style hull in open-source analysis
Crew: Small crew; exact complement varies by version
Armament: Machine guns, rockets, anti-ship missiles, or short-range air-defense missiles depending on variant
Role: High-speed maritime harassment, patrol, strike, or specialized air-defense missions
Operating area: Iranian littoral waters and Persian Gulf small-boat operating environment
Derivative use: Covert Shores identifies an IRGC air-defense small boat with a hull form apparently derived from the British-designed Bladerunner

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Used or displayed as high-speed IRGC Navy small craft and as a basis for specialized armed variants.
Used by: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy

Seraj-1 / Bladerunner fast boat Images

Seraj-1 / Bladerunner fast boat, Fast attack craft / high-speed military boat, Naval Systems - view 1 — Source: Fast-attack craft approaching an internationally flagged merchant vessel.jpg

Seraj-1 / Bladerunner fast boat, Fast attack craft / high-speed military boat, Naval Systems - view 2 — Source: Iranian IRGC speedboat approaching US vessels (1).jpg

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Sources

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy: A Small Craft OverviewPublisher: The Admiralty Trilogy | Note: Supports model-level context for Bladerunner/Seraj-1 craft and common IRGCN small-boat armament patterns. | Accessed: 2026-06-24 Iran Reveals World's First Air Defense Small BoatPublisher: Covert Shores | Note: Supports the Bladerunner-derived hull assessment for the IRGC Navy air-defense fast boat and related specialized military use. | Accessed: 2026-06-24 Iran's IRGC-Navy Gets 340 New BoatsPublisher: Covert Shores | Note: Supports context for IRGC Navy small-boat deliveries and Bladerunner/Seraj-style small craft among the displayed inventory. | Accessed: 2026-06-24 Fast-attack craft approaching an internationally flagged merchant vessel.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the primary representative Iranian fast-attack craft image. | Accessed: 2026-06-24 Iranian IRGC speedboat approaching US vessels (1).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-06-24