After bargaining between Iran and Russia, a decision was finally made to purchase Russian Su-35 fighters and abandon Chinese J-10C fighters. It has been reported that Russia and Iran have an unpleasant incident with Su-35 fighters, Iran decided to increase the purchase of Yak-130 advanced trainer aircraft and Mi-28 "air havoc" armed on the basis of the purchase of Su-35 fighter jets*** This news was officially announced by Iran, the most unexpected is the purchase of Mi-28 armed *** and the first batch of 2 Yak-130 trainer aircraft have already been delivered to the Iranian Air Force.
It is not surprising that Russia delivered the Yak-130 trainer aircraft, this advanced trainer aircraft undertakes the training of Su-35 fighter pilots, and the Su-35 fighter and Mi-28 armed *** have also been tested in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, which means that Russia will contribute its elite combat forces to Iran, which is equivalent to selling it to the Iranian Air Force.
Currently, both Russia and Iran are under US sanctions, and they are unable to trade in dollars, instead resorting to the oldest "barter" practice of arms purchases. Iran supplied Russia with Shahid-136 suicide drones, and in exchange for providing Iran with Yak-130 high-level aircraft, Su-35 fighter jets and Mi-28***
During the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia used the "Shahid-136" suicide drone, which plays an important role on the battlefield. As a suicide drone, Russia frequently uses the "Shahid-136" suicide drone on the battlefield. According to the Russian-Iranian deal, it is clear that Iran has made a lot of money, using drones with low technology content and Russia's most scarce to win blockbuster arms sales deals.
Shahid-136 "UAV uses civilian motorcycle engines, known as "Iranian air scooters", which is this kind of UAV with no technical content, in exchange for Iran's most wanted fighter jets and armaments*** Russia directly uses Su-35, Mi-28 and other advanced military aircraft, in exchange for "Shahid-136" UAV, which is also a helpless move by Russia.
In the early days, Russia used precision munitions on a large scale, and the consumption of such munitions decreased sharply, coupled with the high cost of precision missiles, it was difficult to support battlefield attrition. At the same time, the West has adopted unprecedented sanctions and a comprehensive blockade against Russia, which makes it difficult for Russia to cope in the early stage, and the entire Western ** chain has imposed sanctions on Russia, and Russia's slow development in the field of UAVs, and the lack of long-range UAV manufacturing technology and production lines have exposed Russia's shortcomings.
With Iran's official announcement, the deal between Russia and Iran to achieve their respective goals has come to an end, and in this deal, Iran has obviously won!Iran's decision to purchase Su-35 fighter jets means that China has actively sold J-10C fighter jets to Iran, and what will be the strategic significance of the Su-35 fighter jet to Iran?
The most scarce thing in the Iranian Air Force is fighter jets, and air power is always a shortcoming. The Iranian Air Force is equipped with fighter jets, including F-14 "Tomcat" fighters and MiG-29 fighters, of which the F-14 fighter dates back to the Pahlavi dynasty, equipped in 1978, and has been equipped for up to 45 years.
As for the MiG-29 fighter, it can be called the defender of the airport, it is a light fighter, the equipment is earlier, the avionics system and the ** system are obviously backward, close to the retirement career, 36 MiG-29 fighters are in service.
Iran eventually acquired 79 F-14 fighter jets, which were modified and extended for life, and 24 are currently in service. Compared with the military powers in the Middle East, the Iranian Air Force is equipped with F-16 and F-15 fighter jets, and Israel's F-35 fighter jets and other American-made military aircraft, which is obviously at a disadvantage.
For the Iranian Air Force, the purchase of Su-35 fighter jets is the best choice. The Su-35 fighter is a heavy fighter, taking into account the seizure of air supremacy, sea and ground operations, and the maximum bomb load reaches 8 tons. In the sequence of active fighters of the Russian army, the status is second only to the Su-57 stealth fighter. Compared with the J-10C fighter, the Su-35 fighter has the advantage of a long combat range, with a combat radius of up to 1,800 kilometers.
Iran's purchase of Su-35 fighter jets is envisaged to replace F-14 heavy fighters and realize the replacement of Russian-made heavy fighters. Once Iran is equipped with Su-35 fighter jets, it will be able to control the entire Persian Gulf waters, including the Strait of Hormuz, and will be able to conduct air confrontation with countries in the Middle East equipped with American-made fighter jets, and Russia is likely to agree to Iran's request to make concessions in the first system to allow compatibility with Iran's own air-to-air missiles.
The Iranian Air Force has initially ordered 20 Su-35 fighter jets, and plans to purchase about 60 more in the future, with the introduction of Russian R-37 ultra-long-range air-to-air missiles, which will assume the responsibility of seizing air supremacy and can also threaten the US aircraft carrier strike group sailing in the waters near the Middle East.
Obviously, Iran bargained for not only Russia's Su-35 fighter jets, but also established a complete air combat system and training system with the help of Russia, and the Mi-28 "Air Havoc" armed *** was also included in Iran's pocket. With such lucrative terms in Russia, it is difficult for Iran to refuse such a **. In the face of severe sanctions imposed by the United States and the West, it is understandable that Russia and Iran have taken a joint action to make fire.
However, in the Russian-Iranian deal, Iran made a lot of money, and finally realized the replacement of the air force, and Russia also received help from Iran at the most critical juncture.