arashkamangir
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You are absolutely correct. Iran should stick with the development of subsystems as well as a reliable high thrust turbofan. That is sound from engineering principals and project management. I also prefer to build on top of Saeghe. The platform has lots of potentials especially with more powerful engines, larger chassis, wingspan and state of the art sensor suites and avionics. However, it would take probably another 10 years and by then we would be facing more generation 5 fighters in the region. (im referring to their advanced sensor fusion, A2A stealth and electronic warfare capabilities)
Perhaps the best approach is a parallel approach. Development of engine and subsystems on current fleet while testing and experimenting with 5th Gen design methodology. Either way, we need to get there and why not allocate the full development and mass production of Saeghe Gen 4.5 to development of Gen 5 subsystems. There we could find a balance between development of upgrade packages for current fleets and/or Saeghe and development of Gen 5 fighter (be it Qaher, a generic name for Iran's ATF). I am also concerned that if lessons and experiences are gained from early days of M-ATF and Saeghe (at w/e stage it is now), we shouldn't put it to waste nor should we put those experiences and lessons learned from Saeghe.
Perhaps the best approach is a parallel approach. Development of engine and subsystems on current fleet while testing and experimenting with 5th Gen design methodology. Either way, we need to get there and why not allocate the full development and mass production of Saeghe Gen 4.5 to development of Gen 5 subsystems. There we could find a balance between development of upgrade packages for current fleets and/or Saeghe and development of Gen 5 fighter (be it Qaher, a generic name for Iran's ATF). I am also concerned that if lessons and experiences are gained from early days of M-ATF and Saeghe (at w/e stage it is now), we shouldn't put it to waste nor should we put those experiences and lessons learned from Saeghe.