Iran to produce MiG-29 flight simulators
By Sara Rajabova
Iranian army official has said the country will start producing the flight simulators of the MiG-29 fighter jet soon.
Iranian army chief for self-sufficiency and research, Rear Admiral Farhad Amiri said Iran has already created flight simulators of the Su-24 bomber and the ‘Mirage’ fighter, the ISNA agency reported.
Amiri said many successes were achieved after creation of an agency in this area.
However, he didn’t provide detailed information about the MiG-29 flight simulator.
Earlier, Iran built a ‘Cobra’ helicopter flight simulator.
Iran, which has recently made great achievements in producing military products, domestically produced a cruise missile system for its Mirage fighters.
Iran’s air force reportedly has at least 12 operational Mirage fighters. Mirage is a French air-superiority fighter and attack aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation.
The Islamic country Iran has recently taken great strides in defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems. Iran has so far unveiled various domestically produced drones, including Ababil, Fotros, Hazem, Karrar (long range attack drone), Mohajer, Sarir, Shahed 129, Yasir and Zohal.
Since 1992, Iran has manufactured its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles, radars, boats, submarines and fighter planes. Tehran has frequently announced that its military might poses no threat to other countries, stating that its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.