28°03′23″N 55°30′24″E / 28.05639°N 55.50667°E Oghab 44 or Eagle 44 (in Persian: عقاب 44) is an Iranian underground airbase unveiled in February 2023. It is the first tactical and secret airbase for the army's air force that accommodates the fighters, bombers, and Iranian UAVs.[1][2]
Oghab 44 includes: an alert area, a command post, aircraft hangars, repair and maintenance facilities, navigation and airport equipment and fuel storage.[3]
The underground bases are used to protect fighter jets in secure locations and outfit aircraft with electronic warfare systems and a variety of bombs and missiles, including Yasin, Qaem and Asef missiles, enabling long-range airstrikes and expanding strategic strikes to distant targets.
Nomination
editThe number of 44 refer to forty-fourth anniversary of 1979 revolution in Iran. Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force has called it a "hybrid" base capable of operating UAVs and crewed fighters.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Iran IRIAF Oghab 2 IRNA 640Iran's secret underground airbase unveiled". Scramble.nl. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Iran unveils underground base for fighter jets". France24. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Iran Air Force unveils Oghab-44 underground air base". Air Recognition. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Iran Unveils New Underground Air Base". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-27.