President inspects three models of Iranian made jet fighters
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Sept 23, IRNA
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday inspected three models of jet fighters, Saeqeh, Azarakhsh and Tazarv Iran Air Force unveiled on the anniversary of US-backed Iraqi invasion of Iran (1980).
He attended the Air Force Base 1 in Southern Tehran to appreciate the technical teams involved in manufacturing the Iranian made jet fighters.
Saeqeh and Azarakhsh jet fighters manufactured jointly by the Ministry of Defense and Logistics of the Armed Forces and the Air Force of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran are for military missions and Tazarv (pheasant) is for training.
President Ahmadinejad expressed pleasure with success of Iranian technicians in manufacturing the planes.
Test flights of the two jet fighters were carried out on Thursday.
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