Iran to buy 24 SU-35 Flanker E
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Iran to buy 24 SU-35 Flanker E
With possibly a second order of about 36.
TEHRAN ($1=42,300.00 Iranian Rials) — Iran has officially announced its intentions to purchase Russian fighter jets. Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force [IRIAF] commander Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi has officially announced that Iran will purchase 24 Su-35 fighter jets from Russia.
This is what the Turkish online portal sammunasanayist.com writes in its Sunday edition. According to Turkish sources, Iran is ready to buy the 24 Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E fighter jets that Egypt ordered from Russia, but Russia did not deliver.
It is believed that after this purchase, Iran will make a second one for another 36 units of the Russian flagship. The Turkish publication sammunasanayist.com claims that after the purchase of the first 24 fighters, Tehran and Moscow may sit down at the negotiating table for the production of the 36 fighters in Iran.
The Turkish source claimed that 30 Iranian pilots are already in Russia and are expected to undergo training.
One version is a technical malfunction that prevented Egypt from fulfilling the contract. This version is unlikely, since technical faults have always existed in every single production, and they are fixed, even if the delivery period is extended.
The second version is Egypt’s refusal to pay for the delivery of the 24 fighters. Such a refusal may have been dictated by Cairo’s fear of Washington not imposing severe economic sanctions under the CAATSA law.
This is what the Turkish online portal sammunasanayist.com writes in its Sunday edition. According to Turkish sources, Iran is ready to buy the 24 Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E fighter jets that Egypt ordered from Russia, but Russia did not deliver.
It is believed that after this purchase, Iran will make a second one for another 36 units of the Russian flagship. The Turkish publication sammunasanayist.com claims that after the purchase of the first 24 fighters, Tehran and Moscow may sit down at the negotiating table for the production of the 36 fighters in Iran.
The Turkish source claimed that 30 Iranian pilots are already in Russia and are expected to undergo training.
Why the Egyptian Su-35?
Egypt ordered 24 Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E fighter jets at the beginning of 2019, in March. The planes have already been produced but are still sitting in the Sukhoi hangars. There are two main versions why Egypt does not receive them.One version is a technical malfunction that prevented Egypt from fulfilling the contract. This version is unlikely, since technical faults have always existed in every single production, and they are fixed, even if the delivery period is extended.
The second version is Egypt’s refusal to pay for the delivery of the 24 fighters. Such a refusal may have been dictated by Cairo’s fear of Washington not imposing severe economic sanctions under the CAATSA law.
