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| Iran announces new fighter jet |
| 2018-08-20 |
| [ARABNEWS] Iran will unveil this week a new jet fighter and upgrade its missile defenses to meet threats from Israel and the US, Tasnim news agency said Sunday quoting the defense minister. "Our first priority is our missile capability and we must enhance it... given the enemy’s efforts in missile defense," said Amir Hatami in an interview on television late Saturday, according to Tasnim. He added that a new fighter jet "will fly on National Defense Industry Day," which falls on Wednesday. Hatami said the defense program was motivated by memories of the missile attacks Iran suffered during its eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980s, and by repeated threats from Israel and the United States that "all options are on the table" in dealing with the Islamic republic. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Iranian Top Gun with F-14's that can barely fly |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-08-20 21:43 |
| #6 They panted racing stripes and a tiger's mouth on their F-5s. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-08-20 15:57 |
| #5 The traditional problem with introducing new jet planes is building an engine that won't explode. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-08-20 14:51 |
| #4 Translation: "Iran came out with a new pedal car toy shaped like a fighter jet" |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2018-08-20 14:29 |
| #3 You know what else will fall on Wednesday? Iran's "new fighter jet"! |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-08-20 07:23 |
| #2 I wonder if this has a 4-cylinder engine in the mockup so it can roll around the runway? Note that I didn't mention anything about flying. |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-08-20 01:47 |
| #1 Lemme guess - the flight equivalent of the infamous Iranian speedboat? |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-08-20 00:13 |