TEHRAN – Chief of the Army Aviation said on Saturday that Iran has made great progress in producing domestic military equipment and is able to export its products, Mehr reported.

Brigadier General Amir Ghorbani also said that the project of renewing helicopters is going ahead as planned, adding that the range of missiles installed on combat helicopters has increased to above 8 kilometers.

Ghorbani further said that even countries that claim to be great military power are not capable of manufacturing helicopters on their own and they are doing so in cooperation with other countries.

MH/PA