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After his obsession with Iran and uranium surrendering to the USA, now the Canadian from the Alcoholic Anonymous now is obsessed by the AvRo cF-1o5 cAnAdA loOk sAmE tHinG
This nagger was saying Russia would never deliver anything, then when it delivers only two trainer fighters, he now goes into his fantasy self-made history that "Russia is going to kill Iranian aviation by offering us aircrafts look at the AvRo aRRoW fRoM CaNaDa"!
And now he goes to imply that the Yak were for India and that Iran got planes that were made for India, contradicting himself in his own narrative, he thinks Russia will deliver nothing but he also believe that Russia is going to take on Iran aviation industry, both at the same time! Aragh Sagi in the left hand, joint in the right hand behind his mobile phone!
Basically, as good as every Iranian is eminently glad about this news. Even users with a quasi permanently negative perspective such as OldTwilight were thrilled. While non-Iranians (latest example, user Gomig-21) acknowledge the boost soon to come Su-35 fighters will give the Islamic Iranian air force, as well as the relevance of Yak-130 supplies.
There's only a group of about three naggers who, for strictly political reasons (radical opposition to the Islamic Republic and/or staunchly pro-western read anti-Russian views), attempt to relativize and shed doubt on the significant benefits Iran derives from the induction of brand new, advanced Russian military aircraft.
A couple of reminders to debunk the inoperative interjection, "but Iran just received two Yak-130 trainers, what's there to celebrate":
1) Proven delivery of as little as one single modern jet fighter and/or trainer by the Russian Federation to Iran marks a turning point in the armament trade between Iran and Russia, and illustrates anew the deep geopolitical shift witnessed in Iranian-Russian bilateral ties since around 2021, resulting in what is now a fully fledged strategic level type of relationship.
2) This puts to rest propaganda narratives fueled by the western-apologetic reformist / moderate camp in Iran, as well as by the exiled, western-funded anti-IR opposition, and western-dominated mainstream media themselves, that Russia is viewing Iran as a mere bargaining chip rather than as a strategic partner let alone an ally, even that Russia is "hostile" towards Iran, and that Moscow therefore will not be supplying Iran any military aircraft at all. Indeed, if asked a week ago, most of those impacted by said narratives would have flat out denied the possibility of such a development.
3) It stands to reason that the unveiling of two Yak-130's with IRIAF markings is but a prelude to bigger news. It is highly unlikely Iran would have ordered no more than two units of the advanced trainer, for this would not make too much sense except that it would offer domestic Iranian aircraft industries a source of technology to study and possibly reverse-engineer. However, if these two jets were simply meant to serve as study objects rather than as operational aircraft, then it would have been extremely atypical to publicize the event in the manner we witnessed. So, we can pretty much rest assured that additional Yak-130 are set to arrive.
4) Not only Yak-130, but top-of-the-line Flankers are a distinct probability as well. For one, considering how Iran is already producing her own advanced trainer, the Yasin, acquisition of Yak-130's hints to upcoming supplies of Su-30 or Su-35 fighter jets.
Secondly, a social media account by the name 'Iran Observer' announced, after the Yak-130's were shown, that "the real surprise is here" and explicitly stated Su-35's will be part of the air force of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Now this is not just any "Twitter" handle, it happens to be the original source which reported the arrival of Yak-130's some 24 hours before photographs of these at Esfahan air base were released, as respected user sanel1412 brought to our attention.
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It's always pathetic to see the comments of misinforming and confusing people on this forum react. But it's encouraging to see some people denouncing them, a fresh wind is blowing on this forum. The latest version of the Yak-130 are even more advanced as the Su-35 is even more advanced than...
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Add to this the presence of a Flanker on a poster at Iran's Oqab 44 (Eagle 44) underground air base unveiled in February 2023, the possible Flanker mock up which showed up on a satellite picture of that same air base later on.
In short, a lot points to Iran obtaining - or having already taken delivery of Su-30 or Su-35 fighters from Russia, making the news of Yak-130 in Iran far more important and exciting than it may seem at first glance.
A final contention to address, is the notion that these acquisitions would compromise local Iranian fighter jet development and manufacturing, a contention that was even presented as a "fact". In reality however, Iran in this regard is far more likely to follow in the footsteps of the likes of China or India, which combine or have combined domestic design and production on the one hand and imports (from Russia) on the other. This is because post-Revolution Iran has traditionally placed particular importance on indigenous defence industries and self-reliance in weapons procurement, a field where the Islamic Republic has meanwhile reached top rankings globally. Indeed, it's been no less than sixteen long years since Iran signed a major arms deal with a foreign supplier, and that was just for three S-300 systems, nothing more.
Also, Iran has no equivalent to the Flankers in production or in advanced stages of development. The currently produced Iranian combat aircraft is Kousar, a modernized light fighter derived from the F-5. Obviously, this will fulfill a completely different role than the heavy interceptor / multi-role Su-30 or Su-35. So Iran would have no reason to suddenly deactivate her Kousar production lines, and Flankers won't interfere with the Kousar program. Obviously the IRIAF and IRGCAF will need and are going to field various aircraft of different dimensions and functionalities.
Nor is there reason to assume that the Su-30 or Su-35 would provoke a halt to Iran's long term plans for the development of heavy or next generation fighters. Iran still being years away from that actively pursued goal, and the existing inventory of airframes nearing retirement age, the Flankers will act as a stop gap measure and as a complement to Iran's extensive IADS. They too will have to be replaced in a couple of decades, by which time Iran could ready domestic solutions.
What's more, these modern Russian aircraft will be a source of technology for Iranian aerospace engineers and aircraft developers, thus speeding up the realization of indigenous projects. Here too, Su-35's / Su-35's aren't at odds with but nicely fit into an overall strategy of self-sufficiency. This also sets the Islamic Republic apart from the former regime of the shah, where dependence on foreign sources, in this case the USA, was absolutely overwhelming. There is simply no comparison between the autonomous, sovereign Iran of today, and the client state Iran used to be under the Pahlavi regime.
Optimism is therefore perfectly warranted, so is good mood with patriotic Iranians as well as friends of Iran and the Islamic Revolution.
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