>>6252008>They have aircraft factories.Even we have aircraft factories which have made Drakens, MiG parts and most of the Hornet airframe parts. They made helicopters too. Plus weaponry.
Iran is an 80 million nation with one of the largest oil reserves on Earth. For such a nation it would be kinda amazing for not to have a working aerospace (and space) program when something like a 5.5 million Finland has such ongoing activities.
