Reply With QuoteGeez...............I wonder how old those Cobra's and Huey's must be. Dated back to the days of the Shah???
Iranian Army stages military maneuvers in southern Iran(video)
Geez...............I wonder how old those Cobra's and Huey's must be. Dated back to the days of the Shah???
yup
1970 vintage
Interesting, old or not, they seem to have a lot of it. I wonder how their training and moral is.
best vintage there is mate.Originally Posted by Flavius22
on another note i was very impressed with the camera work except for the flash zooms (out) they used twice. however the sound equipment XD.
My speakers almost exploaded
Great video, I wonder how old that Tomcat footage is, I heard that they didnt have the parts to keep them running anymore.
the f-14 footage looked like it was from the same time as the exercise.
I bet iran has a nice little industry making f-4 f-5 and f-14 parts
They indeed somehow manage to keep'em flying, but the overall combat readiness of Shah era fighters is relatively low.I bet iran has a nice little industry making f-4 f-5 and f-14 parts
An interesting note: Shortly after the war, during late 1980's, Iran offered her F-14's to Turkey. A team of TuAF officers went to Tehran and examined the aircraft and reported that most of the aircraft were in poor condition, mostly from extensive corrosion. So, the offer was refused.
Iranians are very smart when it comes to making militany weapons. I am totally sure that they make Tanks, Anti-Air Craft missiles, Armored Vehicles. I am 100% sure that they are making Planes and definently helicopters too. Iran is amazing!
A sector rapidly drawing attention has been Iran's burgeoning aviation industry. As evidenced by the inaugural flight of Iran's indigenously designed and manufactured Azarakhsh fighter jet to the mass production launch of small turboprops and passenger planes, this sector is making rapid strides. Part of the impetus for the development of this industry lies within domestic demand factors. Currently, it is estimated that over 10% of total demand for passenger planes in the Asian-Pacific market is in Iran, as domestic passenger traffic is expected to top eleven million passengers by the year 2000. This massive demand has also spurred private sector investment in this sector as evidenced by the establishment of 17 private airlines in the past five years which now control over 25% of market share.
These joint technology projects are supplemented by such projects as the indigenously designed and manufactured Shabaviz helicopter manufactured by Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Industries (IHSRI) and the S-68 turboprop trainer manufactured by Iran Aircraft Industries. Iran Helicopter Support & Renewal Company in Tehran is a producer of the helicopter's body and maintenance of helicopters according to American standards. However, the achievements of Iran's aviation industry has not only been limited to the manufacture of planes. Iran Air has successfully completely overhauled a number of planes in its fleet, without any foreign assistance as have other local companies such as Aseman. On July 10, 2003, ICE agents executed search warrants on 18 U.S. companies in 10 states suspected of exporting military components to Multicore, Ltd., a front company in London that was involved in clandestinely procuring weapons systems worldwide for the Iranian military. Among the items allegedly exported by these U.S. companies to Multicore were components for HAWK missiles, F-14 fighter jets, F-5 fighter jets, F-4 fighter jets, C-130 military aircraft, military radars, and other equipment. On Sept. 24, 2003, ICE agents in Miami announced the arrest of Serzhik Avassapian, a 40-year-old Iranian national, on charges of attempting to illegally export roughly $750,000 worth of U.S. F-14 fighter jet components to the Iranian government. During the undercover ICE investigation, there was also discussion of illegal exports of helicopters and C-130A electrical and avionic upgrades to Iran
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...n/industry.htm
NO Iran has Cobra factory and mass produces cobra's a new version that is, oh well I had a full thread with new Iranian gear but it disappeard when they change the site
anyways here is the info I can give on those:
Iran's AH1-J (Cobra) variants
the factory:
the articles:
Iran has developed a third generation FLIR similar to AH-1Z Cobra FLIR (the white on in the picture which is not Iranian)
the Iranian FLIR
Jesus, say it dont spray it dude. Sitting there wating for the video, and the next thing I know I got some a_sshole screaming across my speakers.
Good video none the less, thanks.
yeah that guy is annoying as hell... well I understand what the **** he is on about and still get annoyed can imagine the pain you guys go through... be sure to check my thread about this with more videos!
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