Shahsaffi said the Islamic Republic is currently manufacturing fighter aircrafts including Saeqeh and Azarakhsh. Saeqeh (thunderbolt) is Iran's first domestically-manufactured fighter. Saeqeh is a ...

Key point: The Iranian air force is very outdated and this jet is no exception. Tehran is keen to produce its own jet fighters—but designing and manufacturing advanced combat jets poses formidable ...

Tehran is keen to produce its own jet fighters—but designing and manufacturing advanced combat jets poses formidable technological challenges difficult for an isolated industrial base to resolve on ...

Iran has successfully conducted flight tests on an indigenously designed fighter jet, the Azarakhsh. Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) confirmed that the flight took place on 5 August, but ...