Tasnim An Iranian commander said the Air Force has started to develop a heavy fighter jet after its success in manufacturing the Kowsar warplane. In an interview with Tasnim, Iranian Air Force Deputy Commander Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi said the process of manufacturing a homegrown heavy fighter jet has begun. He said local experts came ...

IRNA Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Dadras said on Monday that the Army's fighter jets will be equipped so as to get prepared for responding to any possible threat. Dadras made the remarks speaking during a ceremony to unveil the IL-76TD full flight simulator. The official referred to producing jet ...

Sputnik - Governor of Tangestan Abdolhossein Rafiipour has stated as quoted by Mehr news agency that the aircraft crashed at 12:30 p.m. local time (8:00 GMT). An Iranian fighter jet has crashed in the Southern Tangestan area, Bushehr Province due to a technical problem, the two people on board the aircraft are safe, Mehr news agency reported. "The ...

MNA Two domestically manufactured warplanes flew successfully during the military parades on the National Army Day on Thursday. To display Iran's technological advancement, two bomber fighters, namely 'Saegheh' and 'Kosar', took part in the held parade. This was the first time that home-made fighter jets carried out maneuvers on the April 18 ...

ISNA | Farzad Khabooshani: The Iranian Army�s fighter jets staged an aerial drill, flying over the capital, Tehran, in preparation for the National Army Day ceremonies due to be held across the country on Thursday.      

IRNA - Head of the Supreme Leader's military office paid a visit to the domestically-made fighter jet dubbed Kowsar. Brigadier General Mohammad Shirazi paid a visit to an exhibition on Iran's defense industries' achievements. The official also toured an exhibition showcasing Iran's defense achievements. Iran unveiled its first domestically-made ...

Tasnim Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Dadras highlighted the advanced technology used in the countrys first domestically made fighter jet and said there is a sense of complete confidence in the aircraft. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Brigadier General Dadras said the first series of the homegrown ...

MNA Irans defense minister says the country will continue to focus efforts on developing missile capabilities and will next week unveil a new fighter jet on the National Defense Industry Day on August 22. "Developing missile capabilities, considered as our defensivedeterrent power, will remain Iran's top priority despite crippling economic ...

FNA- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami declared his country's plans to build heavy fighter jets. "Strengthening the Air Force is among the main plans of the defense ministry and God willing, we are to have some good moves to develop the strategic air power," General Hatami said on Wednesday. "The main pivot of these plans ...

FNA- Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan announced plans to enhance the capabilities of the country's air force by purchasing new warplanes. "New plans are underway to purchase new fighter jets," General Pourdastan told reporters in Tehran on Wednesday. He, meantime, stressed that the air ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputy Commander of the Army's Self-Sufficiency Jihad Rear Admiral Farhad Amiri announced Iran's self-sufficiency in overhauling different military equipment, including fighter jets. "Today, the military is completely self-sufficient in overhauling and repairing its equipment," Amiri told the state-run news agency on Monday. He said ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Navy experts and pilots managed, for the first time, to carry out aerial refueling with mine-sweeper RH helicopters. Iranian fighter jets have been carrying out aerial refueling operations for more than four decades now, but this is the first time ever that aerial refuling of RH helicopters was done in Iran, giving the choppers ...

Ghaher-313: a detailed analysis, how and why? Iranian armed forces again shocked the world by revealing a new domestic warfare. Ghaher-313, codenamed F-313, was set to show on a rotating stage inside a commercial hanger in Islamic republic Iran Air Force (IRAF) Tactical Air Base No.1 (TAB.1) located in Mehrabad airport in Tehran. The unusual appearance ...

TEHRAN Iran has trumpeted military, space and nuclear advances in a series of announcements coinciding with a new bid by world powers to revive stalled talks with Tehran over its atomic ambitions. In an unveiling ceremony inside a hangar on Saturday, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled a futuristic-looking fighter jet he said ranks among the ...

(The Iran Project) - 2 February2013, Iranian president Mahmud Ahmadi nejad , announced construction of a new domestic fighter jet. Ghaher-313 (conqueror-313) was first set in display in an unknown hanger of first tactical air base of Iranian airfare in Mehrabad, Tehran. Iranian president described the fighter jet as one of the most advanced fighter ...

The Iranian Defense Ministry has announced that the country unveiled a new advanced fighter aircraft. The domestically-designed and developed fighter jet, codenamed Qaher-313 (Winner-313), was put on display on Saturday on the occasion of the Ten-Day Dawn celebrations commemorating the victory of 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iranian President Mahmoud ...

Irannews headlines on Friday includeU.N. nuclear watchdog chief underlining Israel's president and remarks over peaceful resolution of Iran nuke row; Iran unveiling new generation of fighter jet;South Korean prosecutorsdetaining and charging aKorean American with illegal money transfer ofICB inSouth Korea;Dmitry Peskovstatement on solving Iran nuke ...

Iran is set to unveil a new generation of fighter jet, which will be capable of both ground and air attacks. Local reports quoted Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi as saying: "A new fighter jet to be unveiled soon is designed as a bomber and performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. It is fully engineered by Islamic Republic of ...