3 Homegrown Ultralight Aircraft Join Iran Navy’s Aviation Fleet
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Three domestically made ultralight planes joined the Iranian Navy’s aviation fleet in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Tuesday.
The new planes dubbed “Chakavak” joined the Navy’s fleet in a ceremony held in Bandar Abbas and attended by Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi.
Designed by a domestic knowledge-based company, these aircraft are capable of flying at an altitude of 14,000 feet above sea level for 4 and a half hours at a speed of 280 kilometers per hour.
It has two seats and one engine.
Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent years made great headways in manufacturing a broad range of indigenous equipment, making the armed forces self-sufficient in the arms sphere.
Iranian officials have repeatedly underscored that the country will not hesitate to strengthen its military capabilities, including its missile power, which are entirely meant for defense, and that Iran’s defense capabilities will be never subject to negotiations.
Back in February 2018, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called for efforts to maintain and boost Iran’s defense capabilities.
“Without a moment of hesitation, the country must move to acquire whatever is necessary for defense, even if the whole world is opposed to it,” Ayatollah Khamenei said at the time.