Iran has started industrial manufacture of its new home-made fighter jet, "Azarakhsh" (Lightning), local Fars news agency reported on Monday.
"This fighter has entered the phase of industrial manufacturing and a considerable number of this fighter will join the air fleet of the armed forces in the near future," Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said.
His announcement came just one day after Iran made a successful test flight of the fighter jet in a ceremony in central city of Isfahan.
The fighter jet, "Azarakhsh", was said to be "comparable" to the U.S. F-5 fighter jet, Fars reported.
Azarakhsh is Iran's second homegrown fighter jet after Sa'egheh (Thunder), which has been described as a parallel to the U.S. F-18 fighter jet.
Source: Xinhua
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