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Log inWouldn't be hard for Iran to convert them into light fighters if they wanted to, or to apply the technology to their current domestic light fighter.
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Iran Air Force (IRIAF) | News and Discussions
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Their current light fighter is based on the F-5 and to be honest an F-5 with a 23mm twin barrel cannon would be an impressive little fighter with a modern radar and avionics and their new AAMs.
They could use their F-5 as a basic trainer and use the Yak-130 for advanced training to prepare their pilots for Su-35s and Su-30s and perhaps MiG-35s or Checkmates...
Russia could probably do with a simple cheap light training aircraft too... perhaps they could do a swap.
Yak-130 is not super cheap and is specifically an advanced trainer so having a more basic jet trainer would be interesting.
The Russians are making the engine themselves for the Yak-130 and it has 25% more thrust... perhaps an AB version might be suitable for the Iranian F-5s... that would make them rather spritely...
They could use their F-5 as a basic trainer and use the Yak-130 for advanced training to prepare their pilots for Su-35s and Su-30s and perhaps MiG-35s or Checkmates...
Russia could probably do with a simple cheap light training aircraft too... perhaps they could do a swap.
Yak-130 is not super cheap and is specifically an advanced trainer so having a more basic jet trainer would be interesting.
The Russians are making the engine themselves for the Yak-130 and it has 25% more thrust... perhaps an AB version might be suitable for the Iranian F-5s... that would make them rather spritely...
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Re: Iran Air Force (IRIAF) | News and Discussions
Eugenio Argentina Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:55 pm
Iran has selected 40 pilots to train in Russia with Su-35 fighters.
The first group will be sent to Russia and the rest will receive training on the Yak-130.
After completing the first batch of training in Russia, the remaining pilots are trained within the country.
https://t.me/jnb_news/46236
The first group will be sent to Russia and the rest will receive training on the Yak-130.
After completing the first batch of training in Russia, the remaining pilots are trained within the country.
https://t.me/jnb_news/46236
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