For the shoulder-launched anti-tank rocket, see Saegheh (rocket). For the surface-to-surface missile system, see Saegheh. For the UAV, see Saegheh (UAV).
Saeqeh
Role
Light fighter
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer
Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA)
First flight
July 2004
Introduction
22 September 2007
Status
Production completed
Primary user
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Number built
12
Developed from
Northrop F-5 HESA Azarakhsh
Developed into
HESA Kowsar
The HESA Saeqeh (Persian: صاعقهSâ'eğe, "Thunderbolt"), alternatively spelt Sa'eqeh; Saegheh, or Saeqeh-80,[1] is an Iranian-built single-seat jet fighter, derived from the American Northrop F-5.[2][3] A joint product of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and the Iranian Ministry of Defence, it is the second generation of the Iranian Azarakhsh fighter.[4] Saeqeh aircraft were tested successfully in Iran 20 September 2007.
^Saeqeh-80 / Owj Archived 2006-09-29 at the Wayback Machine globalsecurity.org
^John Pike. "Azarakhsh". Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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