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Thursday, May 03, 2012

Iran unveils new "Oghab" Maritime Patrol Aircraft based on Antonov An-14

[Oghab]Iranian aircraft manufacturing company HESA in Isfahan has unveiled the first unit of a basic Maritime Patrol Aircraft named "Oghab".

The new MPA is based on the locally produced IrAn-140 which is a licensed version of the Antonov An-140.

The Oghab is equipped with a Ultra8500 optronic sensor by FLIR Systems found between the two main landing gear struts. The Ultra8500 is gyro-stabilized, comes with 450 mm of optical IR zoom, auto tracker and optional laser pointer.

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous3/5/12 22:41

    Did FLIR had a legal exportpermit to sell this sensitive sensorsystem to Iran??

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  2. Unknown4/5/12 09:19

    I don't think FLIR sold it to Iran. It's possible to buy an aircraft/helo equipped with the Ultra 8500 second-hand.

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