Ahmadinejad Unveils Futuristic-Looking Warplane
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Iran on Saturday unveiled a fighter jet it said was designed and built domestically, with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad touting it as "one of the most advanced" aircraft in the world.
State television footage showed the grey, futuristic-looking aircraft, code-named Qaher (Conqueror) F-313, displayed in a hangar.
The warplane "is among the most advanced fighter jets in the world," Ahmadinejad told defense ministry top brass at the unveiling, media reports said.
Ahmadinejad said the aircraft was designed and built in Iran, and was test-flown for "thousands of hours" by pilots who are "very satisfied with its performance."
The unveiling comes as Iran marks the 34th anniversary of the 1979 revolution, which replaced the U.S.-backed shah with an Islamic regime.
Iran traditionally uses the anniversary period to showcase military, space and nuclear advances, against the backdrop of international sanctions.
Ahmadinejad called Qaher "a deterrent" meant to send a "message of peace," despite its aggressive name.
Media quoted Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi as saying the plane boasted a very low radar signature, and that "advanced materials" were used to build it.
He said, without elaborating, that it is also equipped with "advanced electro-avionics systems."
Vahidi said the plane could land on short runways and will "meet the needs of the Iranian air force."
The Islamic republic is subject to a U.S. embargo which prohibits it from buying new fighter jets and spare parts for its aging air force, much of which is of American origin and was bought in a huge pre-revolution spending spree.
Iran also has Russian jets, but in past years has concentrated on developing entirely home-produced warplanes.
Tehran is also locked in a showdown with the U.N. Security Council over its controversial nuclear program of uranium enrichment, and talks with world powers aimed at resolving international concerns have been stalled for months.
02 February 2013, 12:30
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Tested for thousands of hours?
Mwaaaaaahahaha.....(spluttering as I laugh )
I guess it being a religious plane it must have a towel head on the cabin.Makes it look like " Allah Akbar" I coming to get ya.
02 February 2013, 13:09
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just for the record, 313 will be the number of imam al mahdi's closest companions when he comes out of ocultation to rid the world of evil paveing the way for the return of the messiah.
02 February 2013, 13:29
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We did not know that you were the one the iranians sent in outerspace.Welcome back dude, Sheeta was surely very pleased by your unexpected return.
02 February 2013, 13:47
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the opium of iran..to forget the value of their currency.the 1000 pct inflation, and the billions sent abroad to help a crazy faqihi dream...that does not mean that the wahaby are better...they are buying arms worth billions of doll rusting in the desert..
wahhabies and farsis are the same two faces devil...plse god or whatever help the small brains in our region to grow just a little bit
02 February 2013, 14:18
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While I agree with you that arabs are behind iran in technology,you do sound stupid by comparing it to USA.be smart and think before using instinct over brain
02 February 2013, 14:20
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Wait to see their proud faces when the bunker buster bombs blow them to tiny shreads 600 feet deep underground. Ahmedinajad thinks he is Khroutchov , and the Iranian state the Soviet Union ! If they struggled for so long to a draw against Saddam' army, one can easily imagine how they woud stand against american firepower...!
02 February 2013, 14:21
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As an Iranian; I say our car industri whic give us morethan than 100.000 job have been stoped becous the sanctions and shortage of spareparts how dare Ahmdi aleged that Iran has maid it,s oun fighter? I can,t even believe that our country can asemble such a fighter no matter it would be Chined, Russian or Amerikan.
It is just a blof for internal consumption.
02 February 2013, 15:45
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I believe it when I see it in the air. How come there was no demo of the so called F-313 in the air. There must be a video somehwere of it flying (it it can fly).
02 February 2013, 20:34
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until I see it at the Paris Air show or in a similar venue, I call BS. Iran likes coming out with news of its military exploits each month to keep its masses under control so they can forget about their internal problems. It is standard fare for oppressive regimes.
03 February 2013, 00:43
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funny how an aounist praises a regime that discriminates christians and violates their rights and even more!
only saudis are worth his critics? LOL, how blinded and brainwashed they are at FPM...
and before he answers with the saudi example as usual , i say that they are no better....
03 February 2013, 00:46
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just look at how fiercly FT defends the iranians! he defends a regime that discriminates christians and their rights, make them second class citizens but only attacks the saudis!
waw! what an objective FPMer he is!
03 February 2013, 01:09
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poor FT... just reread your posts... you are glorifying iran and criticizing saudi arabia... both are islamic regimes, both are intolerant... why then taking the defense of iran and not saudis? LOL! as they are both the same intolerant racist regimes...because hezbis are at their orders? because orangina says so? you are pityful! we call it double standards, but we are used to with you!
"have you seen such discrimination happening other than in your pathetic western media? "
see how you take sides with the glorious iranian democracy? LOL just go and inform yourself on iranian human rights sites and on CHRISTIAN websites reporting on the discrimination back there!
stop your iranian propaganda saying they are a great regime for the welfare of their people, you know it is simply not true!
03 February 2013, 01:18
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one little example among dozens of others brainwashed sissy boy, how your friends consider christians as enemies! :
"Ayattolah seyed Hosseini Boushehri, member of the Assembly of experts and leader of Friday prayers in Qom calls house churches " work of the ‘enemy’
Ayatollah Hosseini Booshehri has warned against the public tendency
towards Christianity and the spread of house churches in many cities of Iran,especially in Qom. He stated, “Today the global aggressors have accurately planned and invested resources for these purposes. This is why in our country there is a strong inclination towards Christianity.” He added: “Our enemy through its planning has been able to advance the house churches in many cities of our country.”
Source: Arya News Agency; Arman Newspaper 1405 19th Mordad 1389.
03 February 2013, 01:22
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october 19th 2010:
supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamanei warns large crowd in Qom against Christians
“Because they (Iran’s enemies) want to diminish the faith of people towards Islam and the sacred things of Islam by different means within the country they work to shake the foundation of the faith of people, especially the young generation with the spread of loose and shameless life styles, to the promotion of false mysticism - the fake type of real mysticism - to the spread of Baha’ism, to the spread of the network of house churches. This is what the enemies of Islam are up to with tact and calculation and careful study; their sole goal is to weaken the religion within the society.”
yes great country that you praise! waw! because they send a monkey and build a warplane they are a great country and deserve your respect! WAW!
we the n see where FPMers respect goes: over futile matters...forgetting the true nature of this regime.
03 February 2013, 01:24
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oh and this comes from irna.ir (islamic republic news agency!) an official iranian website , not a western one,, MORON!
03 February 2013, 01:44
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"petty religious hatemongering is present everywhere and is just political manipulation."
HAHAHAHA! so khamenei call christians the enemies and it is just a figure of speech because in fact he loves them? LOL!
see how stupid you are in trying to twist facts to suits your propaganda? LOL
maybe there are minorities (what you call social fabric) but again read reports to see how discriminated they are... not only western ones as you don t trust them but also iranian ones!
i gave you examples but still you are drowning in your idiocy to try and look smart...
you are becoming pityful you d better stop , we ve seen how ridiculous you are!
03 February 2013, 01:28
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i gave you a few examples of intolerance from official iranian websites, but still you talk about tolerance in iran!
you are whether blind or really stupid... i guess the second adjective applies to you best. no need to discuss with a moron refusing to see indeniable hard facts... so keep your BS propaganda, we all see how credible you are!
03 February 2013, 01:51
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your arguments are simply lame...
i don t talk about saudi arabia because i despise this regime and whatever they do, till this intolerant regime is in power.
your logic is purely stupid: i guess then you praise north korea for their technological achievements too?
what is the point of praising its technology when its regime denies people freedom and democracy, whne it oppresses its people?
do you know that the minority of bahi'as have simply no legal existence in iran and are forbidden to practise their religion? and you talk about tolerant " social fabric"? LOL!
we know what dicatorships do with their technology! but it seems to escape your poor empty FPM brain...
and by praising the iranian technology you simply forget the important point: the dictatorship it has imposed on its people...but seems you are a fan of dictatorships and fascism.
03 February 2013, 02:25
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Hey flamerblamer. Ahmadinjad can fly his own F313 to Paris. Putin flies his sukhoi 35.... Theres no embargo on the president. No embargo on a plane if it carries the president. Think about it...
03 February 2013, 02:37
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Wow, just saw the video! It is an impressive plane. I am just wondering if it can fly. I noticed that the nose was a little boxy too, wonder what that does to the aerodynamic behavior… long story short, I like it a lot, it is shiny
03 February 2013, 09:52
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so, what you are saying is that they don't have to show it because they are under sanctions? That is exactly what I am saying too--they have NOTHING and are not under any obligation to SHOW anything. They have nothing to lose by saying how 'great' their military arsenal is.
Remember Saddam...
