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Good read. Are there articles about other SAM families/systems? I can never get my head around which ones are for the army and which ones for IRGC.

So i'm reading reports that KJU and VVP either visited or will visit the KnAAZ factory. What are the chances of Su-35 in DPRKAF colours? Hell, i'll be happy with some MiG-35 and Yak-130 for DPRK, for a start.

Do you know something we don't Sahureka?:-) Indeed the transformation has been nothing short of amazing for the army, navy, air defence and above all the missile/nuclear forces. On the other hand, from the little i could gather there wasn't any specific mention of manned aircraft in the 2021...

Tell you what, ask DPRK and KJU if they don't want to take over the management of most iranian weapons programs, in exchange for oil, money or whatever else they want. Have them send a team of experts, supervisers whatever to take over management, and have complete freedom of action. Any...

Whoa, what's this? DPRK ballisitic missile sub unveiled. I hate to give traffic to the lot at NK News, but don't have a better source for now, will update when so. PS: Another link found. So what is it called...

Me i call MiG-35 all the new airframes such as Egypt and Algeria has, this whole MiG-29M/MiG-35 confusion is silly imo. The only difference between the two is whether the AESA radar is present or not. That Russia hasn't ordered larger numbers of MiG-35s is a grave mistake imo, they would have...

Sorry, but that's just misleading. Considering the track record to date of the manned aviation sector which imo has been the worse of all iranian indigenous efforts (BMs, drones, SAMs etc. programs produced good, highly respectable results, but should i go on again about the pathetic Saeqeh...

I always appreciate your technical insight, though we shouldn't overhype the Fakkour into something that it's not. For one the range is nothing special nowadays, 150 km is pretty much matched by the AIM-120D and Meteor among others, and in fact imo is a bit underwhelming (and a tad less than...

I used to spend time on FDZ ages ago, though my french was too bad to keep using.:laugh: Thanks for the rundown of Egypt's situation, of course they put your country in a very difficult situation and i guess it's understandable the decision that has been forced on you, though appeasing...

There is an article on IRIAF F-14 in the latest Flug Revue magazine by BT but it's in german, anyone knowing german read it and is there anything interesting there? I see Su-35SE, Yak-130 and Su-30SME mentioned. Also i see he keeps calling the AIM-23B as Maghsoud, i thought it's Sedjil?

Now the rumour mill goes that Iran might get some Su-30s (probably SMEs i would think), in addition to the Su-35, primarily for conversion purposes. However, the Su-30SM would be an excellent replacement for the F-4 as a multipurpose fighter, and even for Su-24 (Iran can't really afford single...

Actually i was kinda feeling the same buddy.:-) So you can imagine the dissapointment when the deal was cancelled under US blackmail (same as Indonesia), though i had a bad feeling that the americans and israelis will do something to not let Egypt have the Su-35. Of course, you can bet the US...

Su-35 saga is ongoing. Man my nerves can't take much more of this.

They could start by putting a new rocket motor and an active radar seeker in the AIM-7 shell, this is the simplest option. Pretty much what they've done with AIM-90 and AIM-23, new electronics/ motors in old shells. On another note, Meshkat says that the IRIAF MiG-29 and Su-24 will be upgraded...

Short video of IRIAF Yak-130 I'm looking forward to Su-35S or Su-30SM (since Yak-130 is from IAPO who makes the Su-30SM), or both. If there is the willingness from both sides, the sky is the limit.

Hi DrMeson, I believe it was you who posted some time back the name of the AIM-7 derived iranian BVR missile, but can't find it at the moment for the life of me! What was it called again? Thanks.

Article and many images from Kim Jong Un's inspection of the new Oryori (Amnok) class corvette: https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4740722.html What would be the SAM system on this ship, adapted MANPADS or perhaps something more substantial like DPRK's Tor-type system?

That looks like the Borhan B92.

A russian report with more pics from this series of MIC factory visits by Kim Jong Un: https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4737807.html