Many countries keen on buying Iranian products: Defense Ministry
The head of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization said the country has reached a level of capability in manufacturing military equipment such that many countries are interested in purchasing Iranian products, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Brigadier General Afshin Khajeh Fard said on Monday that many countries meet their military needs by purchasing the most advanced military equipment, but Iran has been facing restrictions in buying equipment due to illegal sanctions imposed by Western countries on Iran over its nuclear activities.
Khajeh Fard stressed that the restrictions have forced Iran’s Armed Forces to overhaul and reconstruct its military equipment damaged during the Iran-Iraq war, and produce indigenous equipment including helicopters and fighter jets.
Khajeh Fard also hailed achievements made in the field of producing UAVs and manned drones, with fixed and movable wings.
He highlighted the importance of supplying the country’s Armed Forces with homegrown military equipment. Recently, Iran’s Army received more than 200 long-range strategic sea-based and vertical launch drones, which have been designed and manufactured by the country’s Defense Ministry, in cooperation with the Army.