Saegheh

In the near future Iran will unveil brand new fighter jets, developed and produced in the country, said the head of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO). Amir Karim Bani Tarafi, IAIO acting chairman, did not provide any additional details, stating only that plans were based on operational needs of Iranian forces. IAIO is part […]

Iran has unveiled the ‘second generation’ of its indigenously developed Saeghe (Thunderbolt) combat aircraft, state media announced on 9 February. The Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces Logistics agency announced the unveiling of the Saeghe-2 jet, and its delivery to the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF), the Mehr news agency reported. While […]

Managing Director of Iran Aviation Industries Organization Manouchehr Manteqi announced on Monday that Tehran will soon unveil the second version of its home-made Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) fighter jet. An advanced model of Saeqeh fighter jet, named Saeqeh 2, will be unveiled in the near future as one of the latest achievements of Iran’s aviation industries, Manteqi […]

The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) has started the mass production of the indigenous Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) fighter jets. A spokesman for the IRIAF announced on Wednesday that the indigenously developed fighter jet “has already gone through mass production.” Brigadier General Hossein Chitforoush said the IRIAF has built squadrons of Saeqeh and they are […]

The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) plans to conduct massive air drills over the county’s Southern waters on Friday, a senior commander announced on Thursday. The two-day exercises are the main and second phase of large-scale drills codenamed Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Vellayat IV, Deputy IRIAF Commander Brigadier General Alireza Barkhor told reporters. Units from […]