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Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company HESA Azarakhsh
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Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company HESA Azarakhsh

Iranian fighter aircraft

Overview

The HESA Azarakhsh is a jet fighter aircraft manufactured by the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA). It is widely regarded as a rebuilt and renamed American Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter/Tiger II although Iranian authorities claim it is Iran's first domestically manufactured combat jet fighter.

Specifications

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

Photos

Photo 1: Shahram Sharifi / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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