Iran Press/ Middle East: Three Kosar fighter jets were delivered this morning in the presence of Brigadier General Amir Hatami, Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, Commander of the Army Air Force, and Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, head of the Plan and Budget Organization.
Kowsar is an advanced fighter with a close air support mission built entirely locally and puts Iran among few countries with the technology to design and build fighter jets with avionics systems and 4th generation fire control.
The aircraft will be converted into two single-cab and two-cab types, which in addition to combat capability, will be used to train pilots in advanced stages.
Iran's Air Force in Tehran and the Defense Industries Organization in Isfahan jointly manage the production line of Kowsar fighters.
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