Blue In Green
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Zero is a bit exaggeration, isn't it?
Iran is already producing jet engines with different uses and mini Turbofan ones, also the required superalloys. It surely needs infras to do so. Problem is, we don't have those Items Mass produced in an industrial Scale.
Lack of will for logical reasons, lack of funding etc led to this situation.
The issue is that existing facilities just don't have the proprietary equipment needed to fabricate key components from scratch and these advanced machines would need to be brought it/built on-sight with Russian supervision, taking quite some time before even one such facility goes online. Not to mention the training of facility personnel who would need to know all the ins-and-outs.
Jets always have always been stupid expensive in every single facet of their design and construction. The more modern the plane, the more expensive it becomes.
- Metallurgy
- Training
- Raw materials
- Time
- Skilled Labor
- Runaway costs
- Quality assurance
- Testing
And many more, all compound into a national project that requires the utmost care and attention.