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The reason is simple. Russians believed in their manned airpower (3rd largest fleet in the world) like today Iran is believing in its unmanned airpower (Worlds 3rd largest fleet of Armed UCAVS). They neglected their unmanned domain like we are cutting IRIAF budgets because we see it as an interceptor force. Why are we not seeing 200 Kowsar-I already, why just 18-24? If we can turn an enemy into a toast with Fakour-90 LRBVR at 150 Km why is not Fatter being turned into a BVR-IR package for Kowsar-I? Why have not they unvieled Kowsar-II yet. I mean the ingredients are there already. We are making the full airframe, FBW, Nav-comm, e-warfare, J-85-II, Grifo-346, AIM-9P, AIM-54 all at home so how difficult it would be to convert this into a 2xFJ-44, Grifo-E, AIM-9X blkIII, PL-15/R-77M for the nation that ranks 9th in the STEM R&D by SJR ? Countries forget the balance and then pay the price in wars. I am glad they did not neglect the air defense. So at Atleast a force of 200 4th generation interceptors will have to do 25 % of the job while 75 % can be taken by the multi-layered Ambush SAMS.
Jealous Trolls have started misinformation about Turkish UCAVs
not İran but Turkiye sells UCAVs to dozens of Countries like hot cake
Also due to Iranians because when IAEA went to inspect Iranian nuclear installations, they found P-1 type centrifuges which was the same type AQ Khan had obtained from the Dutch.Khan was leaked because of Libya giving up and Iran-Khan relationship was leaked because Qaddafi leaked it.
Iran modified the centrifuges to 50-300 SWU carbon fiber units later, which almost equals European standards
He was da man. Thanks!
well , you think how much that line of sight increase when we use another drone for relaying data . we have that capability.Iranian drones don't have SATCOM, they are unfit for long range recon, they're limited to LOS or have preprogrammed flights.
Also due to Iranians because when IAEA went to inspect Iranian nuclear installations, they found P-1 type centrifuges which was the same type AQ Khan had obtained from the Dutch.
Also they were already European standard because he got those designs from the Dutch.
I said Iran didn’t modify them much because when Israelis and Americans did Stuxnet cyber attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, it was said it was possible because Iranian and Israeli centrifuges were the same design since AQ Khan and before him an Israeli had stole the same centrifuge designs from the same Dutch company using similar tactics and AQ Khan had sold those designs and parts to Iran so all 3 have same centrifuges designs but Pakistan modified and modernized them heavily over the years easily as advanced or more advanced then western standards because now Pakistan is making plutonium based nukes and is able to miniaturized them a lot more then many countries.
It might increase it substantially, but it depends on many factors.well , you think how much that line of sight increase when we use another drone for relaying data . we have that capability.
by the way second generation Sahahed 129 and shahed 149 have satcom
have you considered , maybe just maybe a friendly nation allowed Iran to use its satellite and that nation satellites cover all Europe .It might increase it substantially, but it depends on many factors.
Iran only has 2 satellites, an old one from 2005 and a newer one from 2022. There's no way the one from 2005 can support drone SATCOM, it wasn't designed for that. That leaves just one Iranian satellite that might be able to do that.
SATCOM is only possible when there's a satellite above. Iran's limited amount of satellites doesn't allow efficient SATCOM capability, only for a short duration of time, not constant.
Also, I don't know the orbit of that satellite, does it even orbit above Ukraine?
Fair enough. I don't know how technologically viable it is to share satellites for such a use though. The SATCOM would have to be purpose built for the satellites it needs to communicate to.have you considered , maybe just maybe a friendly nation allowed Iran to use its satellite and that nation satellites cover all Europe .
but as you said the first solution increase the range substantially . and as we don't have enough satellite for coverage , we may invested heavily on that solution. just like our drones that because we have limited opportunity on manned aircraft , we have invested far more on drones
let put a hypothetical question Russia is a lot more advance than Iran in various military field but if they tell you have only two option Iranian drones or Russian ones and your life depend on their performance , which one you choose ?
No one is ever going to buy Russian air defenses again lolif Iran helps Russian now the favour wont be forgotten
Russian never forget either good or bad deeds
take advantage Iran in return you might even get the S500 SAM and life long Allie
Iran’s drones are among the most advanced in the world after decades of development and experience in proxy wars in the Middle East, experts and U.S. military officials have said.
“It is one of a handful of nations that has a massive, robust drone development and fielding capability that has been proven in combat on a large scale,” said Jeremy Binnie, an analyst at the defense intelligence firm Janes.
Iran’s drone capabilities in the Middle East have developed to the point where the U.S. is “operating without complete air superiority” for the first time since the Korean War, former U.S. Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie told Congress this spring.
I think this is fake news Russia would never consider iranian garbage drones but if am wrong then its a huge victory for iranian defence industry if a country like russia which is one of largest weapons exporter in the world uses their drones thats nothing else but a great achievement.
another question comes to mind why dont russians order chinese drones. chinese have all sorts of drones this news seems fake.
Lol, in reality Russia can't do shit against HIMARS. Can't intercept it, can't detect it. Russian jets don't even have air supremacy over Ukraine and Russian/Iranian drones don't have the datalink range to get to the HIMARS
LOL They are easily intercepted by Pantsirs. Jamming the GPS in area makes it blind. No wonder Ukrops need to launch simultaneously against same target dozen of Tochka-Us + 15-20 Uragan missiles +20 Himars to hit something.
You are confusing best in the world Russian air defense with Israeli junk again, looney.
LOL They are easily intercepted by Pantsirs. Jamming the GPS in area makes it blind. No wonder Ukrops need to launch simultaneously against same target dozen of Tochka-Us + 15-20 Uragan missiles +20 Himars to hit something.
You are confusing best in the world Russian air defense with Israeli junk again, looney.
Yeah lol, Pantsir helps so much lmao.
Pantsir is a joke, can't do shit, blown up by Israel, Turkey, Azerbaijan and now Ukraine shows how bad they are as well.