Janes: Iranian combat aircraft programmes: bona fide or bluff?

[+MigBuster]

Janes analysis on Iranian combat jet development:

 

http://www.janes.com/article/51515/iranian-combat-aircraft-programmes-bona-fide-or-bluff

Edited May 24, 2015 by MigBuster

[+Menrva]

Interesting analysis, so the 'Saeqeh' two-seater is reality, I didn't know Iran had F-5Fs in its inventory.  The F-313 is strange, it seems to be a combination of both the Boeing X-32 and the Lockheed F-35. 

 

Answering to the topic question, I would call it a bluff but that needs to be taken into account in the future; the Saeqeh is no way comparable to the Super Hornet (IIRC Jane's analysis reports that this is a claim by the IRIAF) and even the cited avionics upgrades from Russia are not going to be so effective atm.