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As Tehran and Moscow continue military cooperation, Iran has acquired advanced Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia to bolster its military capabilities, according to Iran's state-affiliated Student News Network. The first SU -35 fighter aircraft was delivered to Iran in November....
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As Tehran and Moscow continue military cooperation, Iran has acquired advanced Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia to bolster its military capabilities, according to Iran's state-affiliated Student News Network. The first SU -35 fighter aircraft was delivered to Iran in November.
Iran has also expressed interest in acquiring other advanced military technology from Russia, such as the S-400, a mobile surface-to-air missile system.
A report in Iran International quoted Ali Shadmani, the deputy coordinator of IRGC's Khatam-ol-Anbia Central Headquarters, as saying: "Whenever necessary, we make military purchases to strengthen our air, land, and naval forces. […] The production of military equipment has also accelerated."
Iran International is operated from London by the opposition to the regime in Teheran. Shadmani did not specify whether the jets have already been delivered to Iran.
In November 2023, Iran's state media said Tehran had finalized arrangements to buy Russian fighter jets. The negotiations for advanced Russian fighter jets date back to 2007 when Iran explored acquiring Su-30MKs. However, United Nations sanctions and Russian hesitation halted the potential deal. Renewed discussions in 2015 for Su-30SM jets, including a request for domestic production rights, were also unsuccessful.
According to German aviation industry magazine Flug Revue, the first two Sukhoi Su-35SE fighter jets were officially handed over to the Iranian air force on November 18, during a private ceremony at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant (KnAAPO). The two aircraft were transported disassembled on an Antonov An-124-100 cargo plane to Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. After arrival, they were moved to the 3rd Tactical Air Force Base near Hamadan for assembly.
Initially, the order was for 25 Su-35SE aircraft to replace the IRIAF’s aging US-made Grumman F-14A Tomcats stationed in Isfahan, but it was later expanded to 50 units to also replace F-4E Phantom II aircraft based in Hamadan.
Faced with a technologically outdated air force comprised of a few dozen strike aircraft, some dating back to the pre-1979 revolution era, Iran has prioritized the development of drones and missiles. Iran has supplied hundreds of drones to Russia that have been used to target Ukraine's military and civilian infrastructure, according to the United States. Moscow denies that its forces use Iranian-built drones in Ukraine, although many have been shot down and recovered there.
In November 2023, satellite imagery showed the construction of a plant in Russia to mass produce Iranian-designed Shahed-136 drones, according to the Institute for Science and International Security. The Yelabuga drone factory opened in July 2023.
In October, Israeli air strikes knocked out Iran's last three Russian-provided S-300 air defense missile systems. The surface-to-air S-300s were the last in the Islamic Republic's arsenal after one was destroyed in an attack in April also carried out by Israel. Iran had acquired the four S-300 battalions from Russia in 2016.
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