Iran's Air Force Industry and a new generation of Fighter Aircrafts
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And what, in your opinion, is the point?
You might want to read the forum rules regarding one liners and irrelevant replies as this rather borders on those rules - without a more substantial reply, it's hard to maintain a discussion.
Please, expand on your point.
Fanboys
Indeed. You shouldn't be surprised when you see these fanboys also support Assad's dictatorship/despotism in Syria.
Speaking of bluffing and exaggerating, read this detailed analysis by David Cenciotti of the Iranian "stealth" fighter.
Hmph. Let's keep this discussion focused on the topic at hand.
I disagree. Iran, though a third world country, is oil rich. The people may be poor but the government is rich. How else can they fund a nuclear program and a broad defence industry. Iran ranks 21st by GDP with around 550,000 million US dollars worldwide. It isn't a poor country, its a despotism.
For per Capita PPP GDP they're 78th though, mostly owing to the fact that their work force only consists of 25% of their population. They're at almost exactly average worldwide regarding this.
However, that still puts them in line with Brazil. Which sustains its own defense industry at a similar level without despotism. And also used to have a nuclear program.
According to the latest (2011) round of the World Bank (with the co-operation of the OECD, EU, UN, & a very large number of national governments) International Comparison Programme, the PPP GDP & GDP per capita of Iran in 2011 were -
GDP: 1314 billion USD. (576 bn at exchange rates)
PC: 17488 USD (7669 at exchange rates)
World PPP GDP PC was 13460 USD, which was marginally less than that of Brazil (14639). Total PPP GDP of Brazil was over twice as much as Iran's, at 2816 bn USD: 7th in the world, after the USA, China, India, Japan, Germany & Russia.
The initial report was published by the World Bank exactly a month ago. Can be downloaded free from its website.
GDP: 1314 billion USD. (576 bn at exchange rates)
PC: 17488 USD (7669 at exchange rates)
World PPP GDP PC was 13460 USD, which was marginally less than that of Brazil (14639). Total PPP GDP of Brazil was over twice as much as Iran's, at 2816 bn USD: 7th in the world, after the USA, China, India, Japan, Germany & Russia.
The initial report was published by the World Bank exactly a month ago. Can be downloaded free from its website.
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I remember that the Qaher-313 jet fighter which Iranian defense ministry officials described as stealthy when it unveiled in (probable) mock-up form was dismissed by many military analysts as a hoax due to the cockpit of the displayed aircraft being too small to comfortably accommodate a pilot, but in April 2017 the Qaher-313 underwent taxi tests, and photos of it during ground tests at least confirmed suspicions by many analysts that the Qaher-313 displayed in February 2013 was a mock-up rather than a flying example.
Last year, the Iran Aviation Industries Organization mentioned plans to use the Qaher-313 as an unmanned combat aircraft, with deliveries to military units planned for mid-2024.
www.tasnimnews.com
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Last year, the Iran Aviation Industries Organization mentioned plans to use the Qaher-313 as an unmanned combat aircraft, with deliveries to military units planned for mid-2024.
Iranian Fighter Jet to Become Unmanned Aircraft - Politics news - Tasnim News Agency
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian Defense Ministry official unveiled plans to turn the homegrown stealth fighter jet “Qaher (Conqueror)” into a pilotless warplane.
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New Photos And Video of Iran's Homemade F-313 "Qaher" Stealth Jet Have Just Emerged. And Here's A First Analysis
A new prototype of the weird Qaher 313 stealth jet has conducted taxi tests. Footage and photographs showing a new prototype (marked "08") of the famous
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IAIO to unveil unmanned version of Qaher-313 fighter
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – The head of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) says the unmanned version of the domestically-built Qaher-313 fighter aircraft will be unveiled in the coming months.
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