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TEHRAN, November 26 -Iran says it is ready to export domestically built fighter jets after showcasing them to potential buyers during an upcoming air show on Kish Island.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) _Iran says it is ready to export domestically built fighter jets after showcasing them to potential buyers during an upcoming air show on Kish Island.
Brigadier General Abdoklarim Banitarafi, head of Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO), made the announcement on Monday, before the air show’s opening ceremony.
“We have already taken the necessary steps to export products that we are authorized to sell,” he told reporters, noting that Tehran will resume selling trainer jets as well.
Iran unveiled its first domestically designed and manufactured fighter jet named “Kowsar” during a defense show in Tehran in August.
The fourth-generation Iranian fighter jet is equipped with “advanced avionics and fire control systems” and can be used for short aerial support missions.
The plane can be manufactured in both single- and double-cockpit types, the latter of which can be used for advanced pilot training missions in addition to its combat capability, according to Fars news agency.
Banitarafi said Iran had already reached export agreements with China, Russia and Indonesia.
US becoming ‘more miserable’
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said at the Kish Air Show’s opening ceremony that Iran was steaming ahead and making advancements in all fields despite harsh economic sanctions by the US, which he said is becoming “more miserable” by the day.
“Forty years ago, the Iranian nation purged America as the symbol of imperialism and it will proudly celebrate the 40th anniversary of its independence three months from now,” he said.
New warship armed with domestic CIWS
Iran's Navy says its new warship, which will be unveiled later this week, comes equipped with a domestically developed close-in weapon system (CIWS).
Dubbed Kamand, the state-of-the-art system is mounted on the Iranian Navy’s Sahand guided-missile destroyer, allowing it to defend itself against anti-ship missiles, helicopters and a range of other incoming threats.
Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, the commander of the Navy, made the announcement during an interview published by Tasnim News on Monday.
Khanzadi said besides Kamand, the warship has also received a range of new weapons and electronics that put it above its predecessors in terms of combat power and operability.
“This frigate is armed with anti-ship cruise missiles and has larger flight decks to carry heavier helicopters,” the commander said.
Sahand is also equipped with other advanced systems that Khanzadi said “perhaps we don’t need to talk about right now.”
According to Khanzadi, the Navy would commission a total of three new destroyers to its northern and southern armadas in the next four months.
Source:presstv
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