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Friday, September 05, 2008

Iran to introduce indigenous fighter jets in '09

The Iranian Air Force has announced the first Lightning fighter-jets capable of conducting long-range air missions would be delivered in 2009.

Officials said the indigenous Lighting featured an operational range of 3,000 kilometers. They said the aircraft was modeled partly on the U.S. Navy's F-14 and F/A-18 fighters.

"They will arrive within a few months," Iranian Army commander Gen. Ataollah Salehi said.

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1 comment:

  1. Joe Katzman6/9/08 20:07

    Sure. Just like all the other sooper sekret weapons they keep announcing - and not delivering.

    When they have a working example of their wild claims, which demonstrates any of the actual performance they specify, call me.

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