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July 19, 2007
No. 2201

Iranian DM: Iran To Unveil New Fighter Jet

Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar has announced that, during military maneuvers next month, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and military will unveil new Iran-made weapons, including the Azarakhsh fighter jet and ballistic missiles.

Najjar said that Iran was today stronger than Israel, that it had the capability of constructing MRPVs (mini remotely-piloted vehicles), and that it intended in the near future to hold joint military maneuvers with countries in the region.

Source: Mehr, ISNA, Iran, July 18, 2007


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