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HESA Kowsar
Iranian fighter aircraft / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The HESA Kowsar (Persian: کوثر, also spelt Kosar)[1] is an Iranian fighter jet based on the American Northrop F-5.[2][3] The aircraft is equipped with new fourth generation avionics in combination with an advanced fire control system.[4][1]
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Role | Fighter, advanced fighter trainer |
Manufacturer | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) |
First flight | August 2018 |
Introduction | 3 November 2018 |
Status | In service |
Primary user | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
Number built | 4 |
Developed from | Northrop F-5 HESA Azarakhsh HESA Saeqeh |
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Western analysts have described the plane to be inefficient as a weapon, but having potential for training a new generation of Iranian fighter pilots.[5] According to the Iranian state-media, this fighter jet has "advanced avionics" and multipurpose radar, and it was "100-percent indigenously made".[6] It also uses digital data networks, a glass cockpit, heads-up display (HUD), ballistic computers and smart mobile mapping systems.[citation needed]