At a recent exhibition of Iranian defense products, Tehran offered another sneak peak of its new stealth fighter, the Qaher F-313, previously thought to be a legend. Given Iran's record of interest toward Russian military aviation tech, Sputnik Persian suggests there is now a perfect opportunity for the two countries to combine their efforts.

On Saturday, at a military exhibition in Tehran attended by President Hassan Rouhani and Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan, Iranian aircraft designers offered a glimpse of its new Qaher F-313 stealth fighter jet, once believed to be a hoax by many Western defense analysts. 

The plane's prototype was shown taxiing along the runway in footage released by local media, although it did not take off at its unveiling.

Defense Minister Dehghan told media that the production of the Qaher F-313, together with Iran's new Kowsar advanced training aircraft, could be seen as "a prelude to the [future] production of heavy aircraft in the country."