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'Radar Evading' fighter jet almost ready - Defence Minister
Iran’s Defense Minister says the production of home-made fighter jet has entered its final stage.
Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said on Sunday that the country had entered the final stage of the production of a home-made fighter jet known as the Qaher 313 fighter jet, adding that the plane is ready for different tests, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported.
Iran first unveiled the Qaher 313 in 2013 which able to evade radar systems and designed and built domestically and is among the most advanced fighter jets in the world.
Dehqan’s speech about the Qaher 313 came a day after the advanced S-300 air defense system is now operational.
Iran also has developed a home-made version of the S-300, which it calls Bavar 373. Dehqan said on Sunday that the final operational tests of Bavar 373 will be carried out late in May.
"The full battlefield operation tests on Bavar 373 system have been planned for May 23," Dehqan told Fars.
