Iran to develop new fighter jet

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says the country has launched a new project, intended to design and build a new advanced fighter jet.


Brigadier General Vahidi said on Thursday that Iran has gained considerable experience through the design and mass production of its first home-made Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) and Azarakhsh (Lightening) fighter jets, IRNA reported.

He made the remarks in Nojeh air base in the city of Hamedan, located 400 kilometers (248 miles) southwest of the Iranian capital Tehran.

The Iranian defense minister noted that the design and production of advanced home-made fighter jets reveal the competence of Iran's defense industries and prove the futility of the US-led UN sanctions and additional unilateral sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic by the US and its European allies.

Brigadier General Mohammadreza Karshki said last February that the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force has begun an extensive project to design and build the country's most advanced fighter jet.

He added that the Iranian Air Force is cooperating with the nation's Defense Ministry in the project.

The Iranian fighter jet is similar to the US-built F/A-18, although its appearance looks similar to F-5E/F Tiger II.

The new single-seat bomber has the ability to track down enemy aircraft, engage in combat, target locations on the ground, and carry a load of assorted weapons and ammunition.

Iran unveiled its first squadron of Saeqeh fighter-bombers in an air show in September 2010.

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[Alchemy]

I hope USA/Nato doesnt consider this as a reason good enough to attack or even further impose sactions against Iran ..... Leave Iran alone to live peacefully!!!

 

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

ohh so this is what they were talking about, a long time ago when they unveiled their saqeah fighter they said something about making something better than f-18 so this is it.
anyway i hope they unveil it soon.

 

[Major Shaitan Singh]

I think Iran is going in the right path.... I think they are following Indian path of indigenisation.

Indian indigenis Missile (Agni = Shahab-3, Prithvi = Shahab-1, Akash = Bavar-373, Nag = Towsan , Nirbhay = Nasr-1)

 

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

what so your saying iran is coping india....

 

[Mech]

what so your saying iran is coping india....

Not copying....just going along the same pattern India went while under similar sanctions. I wish you and your country the very best and hope you folks learn to co-exist with Israel.

Regards,

 

[Hafizzz]

what so your saying iran is coping india....

Iran copying India is actually copying the USA since Indian Missile is originally from USA missile :

India's Missiles - With a Little Help from Our Friends

 

[Imran Khan]

congs dear irani lets see what come out. BTW why this pakistani_tiger made in usa kept in israel flaming the thread .making fighter jet is impossible? nope my best wishes to iran .

 

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

Imran khan:

its funny he is born in usa, and lives in israel and he calls himself pakistani.
it should be american zionist tiger.

 

[Imran Khan]

Imran khan:

its funny he is born in usa, and lives in israel and he calls himself pakistani.
it should be american zionist tiger.

we know like him one person only and he is PAF F-16 lolzz

 

[silko]

HESA Shafaq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

is it this one they are talking about?

 

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

HESA Shafaq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

is it this one they are talking about?

No, thats a trainer. this one as stated will be like american f-18.

 

[lcloo]

I think this is the one, but this photo is quite old. I hope the final version look less like F-5 and is more heavy weight.

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[Mani2020]

I think this is the one, but this photo is quite old. I hope the final version look less like F-5 and is more heavy weight.

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quite an old thread so is this news. the image of the aircraft you posted here is nothing more than the chopping and changing thing in the Iranian F-5 aircrafts, what they did is just added one more tail like the f-18 to allude it as a new aircraft but that is the F-5 with one more tail

 

[Luftwaffe]

I have yet to see that xyz plane Iran calls it a stealth so it has not come out yet and Iran is developing a third plane?

Where is that plane we saw a mockup display with Iranian lady sitting in it without wheels standing on a support, It never saw the light of a day.