Search This Blog

Mission

Black Sun Security Sentinel publishes insightful, well-sourced analysis on the full range of contemporaneous security matters. Its materials address conventional topics, including war and peace, and more cutting-edge constructs of security, including the environmental, demographic, humanitarian, and cyber issues and the ascent of global terrorist organizations.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Iran to Ink Massive Arms Deal with Russia

Sukhoi_Su-30SM-Iran Plans $8 Billion Arms Deal with Russia678x326
Iranian military officials announced this week that they will purchase $8 billion in arms from Russia, the latest indicator of growing economic and military ties between the two US rivals.
With the recent lifting of sanctions against the regime in Tehran, Iran is promptly using its new found funds to  strengthen its military capabilities. Sputnik News reports that Iran will sign a massive arms deal with Russia, exceeding $8 billion USD. This deal would provide Iran with antiship missile systems, a fleet of new submarines, military helicopters, and advanced trainer aircraft. Most significantly, the deal would greatly enhance the quality and capabilities of Iran’s air force, which currently centers around an aging fleet of US fighters acquired before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
These are to be replaced with modern Sukhoi Su-30 mulitrole fighters, the premier Russian design. The deal would also significantly boost the power of the Iranian navy. Tehran’s hope is to radically enhance the regime's ability to repel potential Israeli or US attacks and increase its military's offensive capabilities in relation to those of its regional Arab rivals.
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)