Iran reveals the Punishment base -44, an integrated military system to receive Meg-29 and Sakhwi-35 Russian
Arab Defense website-October 3, 2025: Tehran has officially announced the inauguration of the Aqab-44 Air Force Base, the first of its kind in the history of the Iranian Air Force, equipped with unprecedented capabilities to receive and operate advanced fighters such as Meg-29 and Sughoti-35 Russian.
Al Qaeda is in a very important strategic location, and it is characterized by an integrated infrastructure that includes advanced maintenance and armament facilities, as well as an advanced engineering design that makes it immune to air and missile attacks. This site is not just a military facility, but rather a qualitative step in promoting Iranian defense capabilities.
The Iranian goal of this base is to provide a safe environment to move advanced aircraft away from satellite eyes and intelligence monitoring devices, in addition to providing a protected haven that enables it to withstand and work efficiently in the event of any military conflict.
The exact location was not mentioned to the punishment base -44, and it was only note that it is holed up inside mountains, which gives it additional natural protection. IRNA confirmed that Al -Qaeda was specifically designed to counter the missionary bombs of the United States.
The report described Al -Qaeda as one of the most prominent bases of the Iranian Air Force, noting that its facilities are based on a depth of hundreds of meters underground, and embraces fighters equipped with long -range cruise missiles, which enhances its ability to carry out accurate and effective air operations in advanced combat conditions.
And identical reports revealed that Iran has already received batches of Russian MiG-29 fighters, as part of accelerating deals that Moscow implemented during the past months in favor of Tehran. A magazine explained Newsweek In a preliminary report that these charges include modified copies of the famous plane, equipped with an advanced AESA radar, which was later confirmed through leaked pictures that showed clear changes at the front of the fighter, including a new radar made of compound materials that improve the permeability of radar waves and reduce the electromagnetic fingerprint of the plane. Aircraft were also equipped with modern optical monitoring systems that give them a superior ability to detect and track air targets more accurately.
The deal was not limited to this shipment, but Russian media revealed that two additional batches of MiG-29 arrived in Iran, indicating that Tehran tends to adopt these updated versions of the Russian fighter at the expense of other alternatives such as Chinese J-10C. This is mainly attributed to the fact that these aircraft are delivered from almost ancient Soviet stocks in Russia, as Iran only bears the costs of modernization and development, which include their equipment with the latest radars and long-range K-77m-air-to-air missiles.
This path allows Tehran, according to military analysts, to obtain about 100 fighters in a relatively short period, which represents a qualitative leap in its weather capacity compared to its old fleet that includes F-14, F-4 and F-5 aircraft.
It is reported that the Iranian Air Force is currently boiling two MiG-29 A/UB fighters, which it requested in 1989, making the maintenance of new aircraft as familiar and facilitating its introduction to the service quickly and more efficiently compared to a new new plane. In light of the continued Western and Israeli threats, the ability to receive and operate the MiG-29 fighters is gaining, very important. Although this model was presented, its update with sensors, electronics and bacilli of the “4+” generation, such as the ZHUK-A/AM radars, the most advanced interim spatial, in addition to the air missiles-J-77M, gives it a superior performance capable of facing F-15 and F-16 fighters on which the Israeli Air Force relies on.
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