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Iran acquires Russian fighters
Middle East Newsline ^
| 02/07/2006
Posted on 02/07/2006 10:30:42 PM PST by Wiz
MOSCOW [MENL] -- Iran has quietly acquired three fighter-jets from Russia.
Russian industry sources said Teheran has procured three Su-25UBT twin-seat attack aircraft from Moscow. The sources said the contract was concluded in 2005 and deliveries would take place in 2006.
The deal marked the first Iranian purchase of the Su-25. In 2001, Iran negotiated with Georgia for surplus MiG-25s, but the two countries failed to reach agreement.
The sources said the Su-25UBT marked the most advanced model of the attack aircraft. They said the fighters received new electronic warfare and jamming systems.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: armsbuildup; aviation; axisofdictators; axisofevil; iran; iraq; russia
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posted on
02/07/2006 10:30:42 PM PST
by
Wiz
To: Wiz
Don't worry, if these jets are like most Russian equipment they're total garbage.
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posted on
02/07/2006 10:35:31 PM PST
by
Tzimisce
(How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Are they any good? Nice flying coffins, eh?
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posted on
02/07/2006 10:36:03 PM PST
by
CarrotAndStick
(The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
To: Tzimisce
One would think that high-tech aircraft need highly trained pilots.
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posted on
02/07/2006 10:36:40 PM PST
by
watchin
(Facts irritate liberals)
To: Wiz
Like any other aircraft that could be sold to Iran they won't be of any use as smoldering ash on some cratered runway.
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posted on
02/07/2006 10:41:03 PM PST
by
AZRepublican
("The degree in which a measure is necessary can never be a test of the legal right to adopt it.")
To: watchin
those "advanced" soviet aircraft will never maintain their operational readiness without regular maintenance . . . I wonder if they have made arrangements for that.
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posted on
02/07/2006 10:41:56 PM PST
by
smonk
To: Wiz
At least we'll know what to shoot down.
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posted on
02/07/2006 10:43:41 PM PST
by
Dallas59
((“You love life, while we love death"( Al-Qaeda & Democratic Party))
To: CarrotAndStick
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posted on
02/07/2006 10:43:49 PM PST
by
apastron
To: Wiz
Good when we send the B-2's, F-117's, F-22's and cruise missiles we can target the hangers along with the regime and nuclear facilities. :)
To: Wiz
Heck one F15 and those are TOAST.
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posted on
02/07/2006 10:46:08 PM PST
by
ChefKeith
(Flies,fleas,ants,ticks,cockroaches,bad cops,lawyers,judges & politicians All the same. Useless!!!)
To: Wiz
Su-25 isn't a fighter, per se - it's an attack aircraft, along the lines of an A-10, only somewhat faster than the A-10. Hate to try to fly one against a real air-to-air dogfighter.
To: Wiz
The sources said the contract was concluded in 2005 and deliveries would take place in 2006.I'd sure like to know the EXACT date that this contract with Russia was concluded. I'm not into wearing tinfoil, but I still don't trust Russia.
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posted on
02/07/2006 10:47:51 PM PST
by
Chena
(I'm not young enough to know everything.)
To: watchin
This isnt for their pilots. They have their own stealth wannabe program.
Iran is going to nuke Haifa and then have their asses handed to them precipitating WW3.
WW3 will be short. NY will be hit. Paris. London. Moscow.
Patience will end and glass will spread across the caliphate.
To: Wiz
It really doesn't matter how good these jets are when the Iranians only have three of them. They would be destroyed quickly if deployed against several U.S. jets.
To: ThermoNuclearWarrior
Iran is furiously reverse engineering. Dont underestimate that.
To: Wiz
Three targets. Wouldn't want to be the pilots.
To: Billthedrill
These planes are not for flying... they are for benchmarking for their engineers.
To: Echo Talon
Those Su-25UBT's will be very formidable right up until they leave the runway
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posted on
02/07/2006 11:04:56 PM PST
by
MJY1288
(THE DEMOCRATS OFFER NOTHING FOR THE FUTURE AND THEY LIE ABOUT THE PAST)
To: Wiz
This Russia-Iran connection lately is more like 'will work for food' where the 'sucker' is actually Russia.
Call me a heretic if you want but Iran (muslim nutbags) has plans to take over Russia before they will attack Israel or the US.
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posted on
02/07/2006 11:07:56 PM PST
by
quantim
(If the Constitution were perfect it wouldn't have included the Senate.)
To: quantim
Kinda nice that russian museum is doing the cartoons too. but hey what do I know
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