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Parasto (Swallow) 14

Iran's Defense Industries Organization announced plans in 1999 for the production of the propeller-driven Parastu / Parastoos /Parastou (Swallow) and jet-powered Dorna / Dorneh (Lark) training aircraft. Acting Commander of the Air force, Brigadier General Iraj Osareh said 17 May 2000 that the Iranian Air force is equiped with the most sophisticated equipment in terms of technology. Addressing a press conference, he said that 'Azarakhsh' war planes as well as 'Dorna' and 'Parasto' training planes have reached the stage of mass production so that the fifth Azarakhsh plane is being built and the other four are flying at the moment. Also, the third Dorna and the 11th, 12th and 13th Parasto training planes were being manufactured at present. The first 10 Parsto planes were being flown.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force has added a new indigenously manufactured training plane, Parastou (Swallow) 14, to its air fleet in September 2013. The aircraft - a look-a-like of the F-33 Bonanza - was unveiled at a Wednesday ceremony at an air base in Tehran. In late August, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, a top commander of Iranian Air Force, announced that the country is producing a new state-of-the-art fighter jet, which is the latest in a range of military products manufactured by local experts.

The production of the military jet will entirely end Iran’s dependence on foreign fighter jets, particularly those used for training purposes. In recent years, Iran has made great claims for achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems. On February 2, Iran unveiled its latest fighter aircraft, the Qaher-313 (Conqueror-313). The single-seat stealth fighter jet can take off and land on short runways. Azarakhsh (Lightning) is Iran's first domestically-manufactured combat jet. Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) fighter jet is a follow-up aircraft, derived from Azarakhsh. Iran unveiled its first squadron of Saeqeh fighter-bombers in an air show in September 2010.

Tehran has repeatedly assured other nations that its military might poses no threat to other countries, stating that the Islamic Republic’s defense doctrine is entirely based on deterrence.

The un-related Parastoo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operates at low Reynolds numbers of below 500,000 and was designed for short-range reconnaissance. As the original design of Parastoo uses relatively large flaps, it is found that the aerodynamic performance of Parastoo is significantly hampered due to their existence. The use of a new wing cross-section can improve the aerodynamics efficiency of Parastoo. It is recommended that FX-63137 airfoil is a more suitable cross section instead of Parastoo's original NACA-63215 airfoil. It is shown that this change improves the aerodynamic performance of the UAV and with the use of smaller flaps (changing the flaperons to only ailerons), the existing payload weight can be increased by 90 per cent.