Key Point: Iran is trying to fool people by presenting an old plane as new. In February 2017 I published an article on the Iranian Saeqeh (“Thunderbolt”) fighter. Billed as Iran’s first ...

Key point: Iran tries to keep up its military, but much of its hardware is aging. Even its allegedly great Saeqeh fighter is really just a reverse-engineered F-5. Tehran is keen to produce its own jet ...

On Aug. 21, the first avionics and radar testbed for what it’s thought to be the Saeqeh V fighter jet, made a sudden appearance on the images taken during the presentation of six types of new military ...

May 22, 2012: Iran recently announced that three more locally produced Saeqeh jet fighters had been delivered to the Iranian Air Force. This would give Iran about fifteen of these aircraft. Last year ...

TEHRAN – Three new-generation Saeqeh (Lightning) fighters have been manufactured and delivered to the Air Force, Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi told the Persian service of the Fars News Agency ...

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 ...

In recent weeks, Iran has opened a new air base, unveiled new domestically produced military hardware, and issued defense pronouncements at a rapid-fire pace. At a military parade on September 22 to ...

During the last week of November, Kish island hosted the 9th edition of the Iran International Air Show. More than 100 Iranian and foreign companies showcased their products and technologies during ...

In what appears to be an attempt to convince the world that it's ready to play with the big boys when it comes to military prowess, Iran unveiled the Qaher-313, a "super jet" with "state-of-the-art" ...

Reports quoted 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 ...