Iran Unveils Its First 'Made-In-Iran' Fighter Jet

Al Jazeera: Iran unveils new domestic fighter jet

Images released by state media show President Hassan Rouhani sitting in the cockpit of the aircraft named Kowsar.

Iran has unveiled a new domestic fighter jet, with President Hassan Rouhani saying Tehran's military strength was only designed to deter enemies and was aimed at creating "lasting peace".

Images broadcast on state television on Tuesday showed Rouhani sitting in the cockpit of the new "Kowsar" fourth-generation fighter at the National Defence Industry exhibition in Tehran.

State media said it had "advanced avionics" and multi-purpose radar, and it was "100-percent indigenously made" for the first time.
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Footage of the Kowsar's test flights was circulated by various official media.

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