Iran conducting tests of Qaher-313 to prepare for the first flight

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani attended a ceremony on the preparation of the flight of the Qaher-313 single-seat stealth fighter jet. The Iranian fighter jet Qaher-313 was unveiled in February 2013. The single-seat stealth fighter jet can take off and land on short runways.

Hossein Dehqan claimed on Sunday that his country had entered the final stage of the production of a home-made fighter jet known as the Qaher-313 fighter jet, adding that the plane is ready for different tests. The Qaher-313 also named F-313 is a newest Iranian fighter jet that was publicly announced on 1 February 2013. According to Iranian government sources, the F-313 Qaher was designed and is indigenously produced in Iran by the Iran Aviation Industries Organization, a division of the Ministry of Defense.

The aircraft design is a canard configuration. It is described as a stealth fighter built with advanced materials, a very low radar signature and with low-altitude operations capability. It was also claimed that the Qaher can take off and land on short runways and has easy maintenance. Qaher has a payload capacity of carrying 2000 pound bombs or greater number of smaller smart guided missiles, or at least 6 air-to-air missiles in the category of the PL-12.

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