How Iran’s Acquisition Of Russian Military Hardware Could Impact The Middle East

Iran might soon receive advanced Su-35 Flanker-E multirole fighter jets from Russia and possibly other military equipment, including S-400 air defense missile systems. How substantially these acquisit...

Underground Airbase Hints At Iran’s Strategy

Iranian officially revealed the existence of a large underground air force base called ‘Eagle 44’ on Tuesday. Purportedly the first base of its kind, Iran’s official Islamic Republic...

Who Will Fly Iran’s New Russian Su-35s?

A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter bomber lands at the Russian Hmeimim military base in Latakia … [+] province, in the northwest of Syria on May 4, 2016. Syria’s conflict erupted in 2011 after...

Russian Su-35s Won’t Give Iran Air Superiority Over The Persian Gulf

The United States has announced that Russia will deliver Iran Su-35 Flanker-E fighter jets within the next year. While this would undoubtedly mark Iran’s most significant fighter acquisition in ...

Iran’s Vintage Fighter Jets Keep Falling Out Of The Sky

Frequent crashes of Iranian fighter jets are striking reminders of just how old the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force’s (IRIAF) aircraft are. Two Iranian pilots were killed on May 24 when their Chine...