In recent years, the Iranian government has announced its self-sufficiency in important military hardware systems and defense systems.
During the Iran-Iraq War, Tehran began its weapons development program to counter US arms embargoes and its Western allies, and since 1992 has been producing tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles, radars, boats, submarines, and unmanned vehicles. And fighter jets.
History
From 1925 until the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran was generally equipped with the latest Western military equipment. There are cases in which Iran used the equipment before it came under the standards of the country of manufacture (for example, the US Tomcat F-14 or the British Chiffon tank). Iran's main military suppliers included the United States, Britain, France, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), Italy, Israel, and the Soviet Union.
The Iran-Iraq war and post-revolutionary sanctions at the time had a significant impact on Western equipment reserves in Iran. Under the pressure of the war, all resources were rapidly depleted and increasingly difficult to replace. The war eventually forced Iran to temporarily supply equipment from the Soviet Union, North Korea, Brazil, and China. However, the experience of using quality equipment in any branch of the Iranian Armed Forces has not been lost. Disappointed with being equipped by the old members of the Warsaw Pact, Iran seeks to develop its ability to simulate the technologies of its potential enemies, and to create a highly reliable source of equipment for the future.
After the Iranian revolution, the development of military technology was based on what the first founders of were Western contractors. In order to achieve full independence, Iran's dependence on these countries has been eliminated in most sectors over the past decade; Iran is currently reverse engineering existing foreign hardware to meet its needs and then mass-producing the final product. Many examples of this solution include the shiny and lightning fighter. Iran is trying to stabilize its military industry with a view to export potential.