Iran launches new engine for Kowsar fighters and new turbonfan engine for its drones
The Iranian Minister of Defense announced that on Thursday, August 20, President Hassan Rouhani will inaugurate the production line of “Owj” engines designed for Kowsar fighter jets, as well as new products related to ballistic missiles.
Brigadier General Amir Hatami said that on Wednesday (August 19) he presented a report to the Council of Ministers on the country’s defensive situation and the activities of the defense industry.
"The Owj engine prototypes designed for Kowsar fighter jets have already been successfully tested and President Rouhani will inaugurate the production line on Thursday," he added.
The Minister of Defense added that a new turbofan engine designed for drones will also be unveiled in the presence of President Rouhani. It is, according to General Hatami, a fourth-generation engine, first manufactured in Iran. He said that this engine will be installed soon on various types of also domestically made drones.
General Hatami declared that this new type of turbofan engine is installed on the most sophisticated drones in the world and that its use to equip Iranian drones would considerably increase the power and the capacities of these drones which will thus pass from the category from the third generation to that of the fourth generation.
As for the two products related to ballistic missiles, General Amir Hatami said specific information would be presented on Thursday.
As for land forces equipment, the defense minister told reporters that Iranian military industries are currently producing more than 1,700 items related to land fighting.
"In this area, we produce nearly 100% of the material needed by our land forces," he said.
"The Karrar tank production line has just been optimized and we are in the process of designing and producing new machine guns that can be installed on our military ships," he added.
The defense minister said that the defense industries had gained access to the most advanced technology in the manufacture of military equipment so that they “are perfectly able to adapt their production lines to the orders of different units of combat ”.
