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Iran boosts jet fighters ability, plans war game during Ramadan
The Iranian army is getting equipped with domestically-built jet fighters and is planning a war game during the holy month of Ramadan, a top military official said.
- Bloomberg
- Published: 17:32 September 2, 2008
Tehran: The Iranian army is getting equipped with domestically-built jet fighters and is planning a war game during the holy month of Ramadan, a top military official said.
Iran "has made great achievements in manufacturing anti- aircraft missiles and various jet fighters over the past two years," Army chief Ataollah Salehi told Iran's Press TV on Tuesday.
Iran will be endowed with the jet fighters "within a few months," Salehi said, according to a report on the web site of the satellite news channel.
Iran is to hold a military manoeuvre during Ramadan, Salehi added.
Iran's army had earlier announced that it was working to improve the capability of its jet fighters to allow them to fly 3,000 kilometres without needing to refuel, Press TV reported.
Iran is, meanwhile, pushing ahead with a nuclear program, which the US and its allies accuse of being aimed at building atomic weapons.
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