Iran Army's An F-4 Phantom II Crashed Near Chahbahar, Both Pilots Killed

 

Crash site of Iran Army's F-4 Phantom II near Chahbahar

Pilot & Co-pilot died when a military jet crashed Chahbahar, a south-eastern Iranian port-city while on a training mission, local media reported. The jet crashed was an F-4 Phantom II of IRIAF bought by Tehran from the US before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. 

 

IRIAF F-4 Phantom II

The fighter jet, was on a training mission, crashed near the western border of Pakistan's Balochistan. On Tuesday Tasnim News, an Iranian news agency,  reported the news from Ali Asghar Mirshekari, the security and political deputy to the governor general of Sistan and Baluchestan (Iran) Province. “Unfortunately a military training aircraft crashed today due to technical problems,” Mirshekari also told state TV. The pilot and co-pilot both died in the crash, he said. Mirshekari added the jet belonged to the Iranian Army, while the cause of the crash is under investigation.

#phantom jet crashed in South East #Iran (photo) #F4 pic.twitter.com/QC7OniTNEB

— Hossein Dalirian (@HosseinDalirian) January 12, 2016

Fars news agency reported that a fighter jet had gone down near the port city of Konarak, in Sistan and Balouchestan province. Fars cited local sources who witnessed the crash. They also said that both men in the jet had died. Other reports suggested the plane went down outside the town of Chabahar, which like Konarak is situated on the coast of Chabahar Bay, but on the opposite side. 

#Pilot and co-pilot were killed in the #crash of #Iran #army's fighter jet in southeastern port city of #Chabahar

— Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) January 12, 2016

Iran Army set to unveil new defense achievements

Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan told reports on Sunday that an ultra-light combat vehicle and anti-aircraft gun will also be among the new military achievements that are planned to be unveiled ahead of National Army Day on April 15.

Iran tests ‘combat robot with machine gun’ at massive drills.

Pourdastan said the wheeled battle tank, which will be put display for the first time, is equipped with a 90 mm-caliber cannon and can carry four military personnel.

The armed 4×4 robot is also capable of carrying two missiles and a load of up to 600 kilograms, according to the Iranian commander.

A 23 mm-caliber anti-aircraft gun capable of penetrating bulletproof vests as well as an ultra-light tracked combat vehicle will also be among the achievements to be unveiled by the country’s Ground Forces.The Iranian commander said that the new achievements will be made available to Iran’s Defense Industry Organization for mass production.

Iran’s Arash shoulder-fired weapon was put to the test during major maneuvers code-named The Great Prophet 9 in February 2015.

In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and reached self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems.

Iran has repeatedly assured other countries that its military might poses no threat to other states, insisting that the country’s defense doctrine is entirely based on deterrence.