08.07.2004, 17:24
Sie ist geflogen !!! 
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Zitat:Also speaking at the ceremony, the Commander of the Islamic
Republic Army, Major General Salimi said that the Army and IRGC have
raised their combat readiness within framework of a deterrent and
powerful defense strategy.
The model army units then paraded in front of the the Supreme
Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
In his address to a group of pilots and air force commanders,
at the Third Air Force Base in Hamedan, Ayatollah Khamenei hailed the
key role of the air force in the eight-year sacred defense, saying
they have always been vanguards in making the country self-sufficient
in the domain of military hardware.
The Supreme Leader said successful manufacture of Sa'eqeh
(Thunder) jet fighter by the Islamic Republic Army's air force and
elevation of their combat readiness are the results of their
faith, hard endeavors and strong will.
He said such an honorable practice should be followed more
vigorously.
Sa'eqeh jet fighter made a successful test flight in the presence
of the Supreme Leader during the ceremony.