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Iran has started research for manufacturing of vertical climb fighter aircraft 0501121.
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Air Force News - Iran |
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Iran has started research for manufacturing of vertical climb fighter
aircraft. |
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A
senior Iranian Air Force commander announced that the country's defense
industries has started research for manufacturing vertical climb aircraft
with straight vertical flight. "Studies are underway at the Defense
Industries" for manufacturing this type of aircraft," Lieutenant
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) for Coordination
Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh told reporters. |
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 Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) for Coordination Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh |
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Speaking
on the sidelines of a ceremony here in Tehran on Wednesday, the commander
stressed that IRIAF is now meeting its operational needs through constant
interaction with research centers. He underscored Air Force's preparedness to defend the country, and noted that the Air Force has already been equipped with the new generations of aircraft. "We now possess new generations of aircraft, but we continue updating their electronic warfare, radars and smart ammunition," Nasirzadeh added. The Iranian Air Force tested its defense capabilities in massive air drills, dubbed as 'Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Vellayat III', in Iran's Northwestern regions. During the exercises which started on September 6, the Iranian Air Force fighter jets practiced electronic war operations and Iran's two well-known home-made fighter jets, namely Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) and Azarakhsh (Lightening) staged successful missions and bombed the specified targets under full radio silence. Saeqeh and Azarakhsh were among the several squadrons of the Iranian Air Force fighter jets which conducted night raids on fixed and mobile targets under complete radio silence. Different plane equipments, ammunitions and tactics went under test in the four phases of the exercises codenamed 'Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Vellayat III'. An array of fighter jets, fighter bombers, cargo and transportation planes, including F-4, F-5, Sukhoi-24 (SU-24) fighter-bombers, Mig-29 and the logistic C-130 planes, were used in the exercises. |
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