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Also, wouldn’t be such a gold find if a US F-18 Super Hornet slid off the AC, and Iran salvaged it from the Persian Gulf for reverse engineering!

Destroying it is a long shot, but not strictly impossible. An interesting approach the IRGCN has taken with regards to “destroying” an Aircraft Carrier (AC), is by using Ballistic Missiles guided via a Telemetric System: However, crippling it beyond operational use is certainly achievable...

Wow, over 15! Are many of them local South East Asian languages? Well I’m not sure what level I am to be honest, I’m currently learning via the Memrise App.

Thanks for the warm welcome Midshipman! Yes I am fluent in English and Arabic, and I have intermediate proficiency in Persian. I’m also in the process of learning Russian!

Well as I am private by nature, and given that I’m new to the forum, I’d rather be called by the nickname that everyone calls me, which is Sami; named after my grandfather because of our many shared personality traits and similar looks. I may be inclined to reveal my actual name in the future.

With regards to the Kurds becoming Semi-Autonomous in those aforementioned states, I personally am for it, so long as it is in accordance with the constitutions of those nations and that the semi-autonomy is granted via a free democratic ballot. Now on the issue of fully fledged independence, I...

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Ah I see. I’ve only ever seen a few photos of the Nahang, and I’m pretty sure it was the same sub. Never knew they came in stages though. Also, wasn’t the Fateh class submarine meant to be introduced to the Navy in Sacred Defence Week; those were Rear Admiral’s Habibollah Sayyari own words.

Isn’t Nahang a failed project? I heard that only one was produced due to design flaws

Claims that Iran already has a turbofan engine [emoji1312]

Ahh right. Someone in this forum mentioned that Iran is working on a RD-33 like-engine, so I assumed it was the J-90. Must be a different project then.

Is the J-90 based on the RD-33? And does it have better wet thrust?

I think Iran might take a similar approach, like the Russians with their 5th gen. fighter, and produce early versions of the F-313 with Owj Turbojet engine and then re-produce an improved version with the J90 Turbofan. This would give the IRIAF and IRGCAF some breathing space until a better...

Russian SU-57 Stealth Fighter with Syrian and Iranian flags on it. Want to know if you guys think that this is significant?

As a UNSC Resolution, the US can't do a damn thing because the resolution has already been adopted. The arms embargo was included in the resolution passed in 2015, and the US voted for it; it cannot simply veto or annul a single CLAUSE of that resolution, it is diplomatically impossible, or any...

Point taken, but an understable assertion given the tonnage of the proposed 'Training Vessel'

Based on what I read, the idea of calling it a 'Training Vessel' is purely political. Apparently its been done so as to not draw the ire of the US. I'll see if I can find the link for that article.

Good point made regarding the size of Iran and the link to engine size. Come to think of it, Saudi Arabia is a good case study: roughly Iran's size, and its air force is almost wholly made up of F-15s, no single engine F-16s (or any other for that matter). Definitely agree on the fact that Iran...

Hello all, I'm a new member to Defense PK. I hope to contribute to the forums well! More about me here (as this forum is inappropriate for personal introductions): https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/about-me.522238/ With respect to the the IRIAF, what are your thoughts on the proposed 'Saeqeh-3'...

Thank you very much!