As of 2016, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is the only operational 5th generation fighter jet, worldwide. It is a stealth air superiority fighter and almost invisible to radars. The F-22 is not only the most advanced but also the most expensive production fighter aircraft to date.
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
| F-14 Tomcat |
|---|
| Status | In service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
| Primary users | United States Navy (historical) Imperial Iranian Air Force (historical) Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
| Produced | 1969–1991 |
| Number built | 712 |
Then-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says 60 percent of his country's wealth is controlled by just 300 people in Iran (out of a population of 80 million in 2016). Rich Iranians, companies, and state-backed buyers will spend up to $8.5 billion on overseas real estate over the next five-to-10 years (2016).
The Iranian air force on paper is one of the biggest air arms in the world. Its order of battle includes around 350 fighters, more than twice as many as the Royal Air Force possesses. But most of Iran's fighters are old and outdated.
Iran's aviation industry is making rapid strides. Iran has also produced a Boeing 737-800 simulator, a first in Mideast. With a population of 81 million, Iran needs to have 6,300 airplanes while it does not possess more than nine aircraft for every one million individuals.
Frank Whittle, an English inventor and RAF officer, developed the concept of the jet engine in 1928, and Hans von Ohain in Germany developed the concept independently in the early 1930s.
FIVE YEARS BEFORE THE 1979 Islamic Revolution transformed Iran, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a pilot who had earned his wings in 1946 flying a British Tiger Moth, arranged for Iran to purchase 80 Grumman F-14A Tomcats and 633 Hughes AIM-54 Phoenix missiles for $2 billion.
The most powerful commercial jet engines
- Pratt & Whitney's PW4000 112-inch ultra-high-thrust engine develops a maximum thrust of 90,000lb.
- GE90-115B is the world's most powerful commercial jet engine.
- Trent XWB is the most powerful and the fastest-selling engine in Rolls-Royce Trent series.
- Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engine generates a maximum thrust of 95,000lb.
The GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the the most powerful commercial aircraft jet engine (test performance) after reaching 134,300 lbs of thrust.
The Engine Alliance GP7000 is a turbofan jet engine manufactured by Engine Alliance, a joint venture between General Electric and Pratt & Whitney. It is one of the powerplant options available for the Airbus A380, along with the Rolls-Royce Trent 900.
Applications
- Airbus A330.
- Airbus A330neo.
- Airbus A340 (-500 and -600 series only)
- Airbus A350.
- Airbus A380.
- Boeing 777 (-200, -200ER and -300 series only)
- Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Russian engines are equal or better than the American or European once and ahead on the Chinese once,the SOLOVIEV RD- and Saturn make engines superior than most others for sure. The AL-41 with 176kN Maximum thrust and 11.1 thrust to weight ration Vs the. AL-41 is used on SU-35.
The new engine proves that China can build first-class, thrust-vectoring engines to power its advanced fighters, a People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force lieutenant colonel told the Chinese government-controlled Global Times, adding that such technology could give Chinese pilots an edge in combat.
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has publicly stated Iran is not developing nuclear weapons. On 9 August 2005 Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued a fatwa that the production, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons are forbidden under Islam and that Iran shall never acquire these weapons.
Iran's Top Gun: The Grumman F-14 Tomcat
With a top speed of Mach 2.34 and a combat radius of 500 miles, these air superiority fighters are faster and carry more weapons than America's fifth-generation fighters like the F-35.IRAN'S OWN MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Iran has an active military over half a million strong, and another 350,000 reservists. Its military spending was estimated at $13bn in 2018 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), a figure dwarfed by the US military budget for that year of $648.8bn.In December 2014, a Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control report by Lincy and Milhollin based on IAEA data concluded that Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium for one nuclear warhead in 1.7 months.
Iran reportedly possesses one Nahang-class submarines.
As of June 2019, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force possesses 350 fighters, making it the ninth most powerful air arm in the world, as per Global Firepower.
Iran has only just reportedly finalized its regulations on 5G, with plans to roll out the technology later this year. Iran currently has more than 66,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Japan only just started rolling out 5G services in the past week, and India's 5G launch may even be delayed because of the pandemic.
Missile Types
| Missile | Class | Range |
|---|
| Safir | SLV | 350 km altitude |
| Khorramshahr | MRBM | 2,000 km |
| Qiam-1 | SRBM | 700-800 km |
| Shahab-1 | SRBM | 285-330 km |
In May 2010, a deal with Brazil and Turkey was announced and submitted to the IAEA whereby Iran would ship 1200 kg of 3.5% enriched uranium to Turkey, and then receive 120 kg of 19.75% enriched uranium fuel elements for the TRR in return from the so-called Vienna Group, comprising the IAEA, USA, Russia and France.
Iran has 3 Russian-built Kilo-class submarines patrolling the Persian Gulf. Iran is also producing its own submarines as of 2010.
List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
| Iranian Navy |
|---|
| Rear Admiral | Habibollah Sayyari |
| Branches and manpower |
| Navy | 13,400 |
| Marines | 2,600 |
As of 2017, the service operates more than 5,369 military aircraft, 406 ICBMs and 170 military satellites. It has a $156.3 billion budget and is the second largest service branch, with 328,255 active duty airmen, 145,789 civilian personnel, 69,200 reserve airmen, and 105,700 Air National Guard airmen.
The Shahed 129 (Persian: ???? ???, English: "Eyewitness"; sometimes S129) is an Iranian single-engine medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed by Shahed Aviation Industries for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Main battle tanks
| Model | Type | Origin |
|---|
| Chieftain Mobarez | Main battle tank | United Kingdom/ Iran |
| M60A1 | Main battle tank | United States/ Iran |
| T-72S T-72 Khorrhamshahr | Main battle tank Main battle tank | Iran/ Soviet Union Iran |
| T-72Z Safir-74 | Main battle tank | Iran |
The influence of Iran and groups associated with it has been reinforced." Iran could find allies in Arab world comprising Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait and Iraq. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and United Arab Emirates united against Iran, with support from the United States.
