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Iran’s New Defense Minister: Heavy Fighter Jet Built Domestically Expected to Take Flight Next Year

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Iran’s new Defense Minister, Mehrdad Ahlaghki Ketabchi, announced that Iran is making progress in developing an indigenously produced heavy fighter jet, expressing hope that the ai

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Iran ' s Defence Minister, Mehrdad Ahlagi Ketabchi, has stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran expects to conduct the first flight tests of a heavy national development fighter in 2027, as reported today by the Iranian Stateleradio.

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Iran plans to conduct the first flight tests of its own heavy fighter jet in 2027, Mehrdad Ahlaghi Ketabchi announced after his confirmation as the Minister of Defense and Logistics of the Armed Forces. According to him, the aircraft will first undergo ground tests before being prepared for its first flight. No official details have been announced about the model, engine, armament or technical characteristics of the machine. It has not been spec…

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Iran's new defense minister, Mehrdad Ahlagi, has announced that the first flight tests of a fully Iranian-made heavy fighter will take place next year. Iran's military plans are to conduct a flight test of a new aircraft in 2027, TASS writes. "I hope the heavy fighter of the Islamic Republic of Iran will get up in the air next year," said Mehrdad Ahlagi. According to the head of the agency, this year's aircraft will be subjected to ground tests,…

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Iran intends to conduct the first flight tests of its own heavy fighter aircraft in 2027, prior to which the military plans to verify the aircraft's movement on the ground, as described by the new Minister of Defence of the country, Mehrdad Ahlagi.

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tabnak.ir broke the news on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
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