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Iran ready to export fighter jets, training aircraft: commander
TEHRAN, Nov 26, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Iran is ready to export indigenous
fighter jets, a senior Iranian army commander said Monday.
“We have already taken necessary steps to export (our) products,”
Abdoklarim Banitarafi, head of Iran Aviation Industries Organization, was
quoted as saying by Press TV.
Iran plans to sell its trainer jets as well, he added.
Banitarafi made the remarks ahead of the opening ceremony of an air show in
Iran’s southern Kish Island on Monday.
Iran unveiled its first indigenous fighter jet, Kowsar, in August.
The fighter jet is equipped with “advanced avionics and fire control
systems” and can be used for short aerial support missions.
It also uses digital military data networks, multi-purpose digital
monitors, ballistic calculation computers and smart mobile mapping systems.
The jet has an advanced radar system, enabling it to detect enemy targets.
It is also equipped with a head-up display (HUD), which promotes precision
targeting.
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.
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