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That's great and all, but it still seems logical to me to start the things you know the best. J-85, J-79, AL-21, and R-25 engines. Iran operates these engines extensively, overhauls them, services them, etc. The F4 goes Mach 2.2... It's extremely reliable... The SU-22 goes Mach 2... It's...

Yes. Is Iran building brand new Kowsars with new materials, avionics packages, weapons capabilities, and new engines instead of just retrofitting existing airframes? Or are they only upgrading existing planes? If Russia would provide build specs for the AL-21 engine as well as air-frame design...

Do allies not share technology? You would think Russia would provide Iran with all the information it needs to build more antiquated engines like RD-33 and AL-21. Iran shouldn't have to reverse-engineer Russian technology. If Iran could reverse-engineer the J-85 (which it has done), the J-79...