TEHRAN- Iran’s Defense Minister, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiyani, visited the stages of the flight tests of the Yasin jet, underlining that the mass of production of the jet trainer would start soon.

“This jet trainer is fully supported by the Ministry of Defense and it will soon reach mass production,” he said.

During the visit, Iran’s Defense Chief stated that Yassin's main mission was to reduce the duration and increase the quality of the pilot training process.

Improving pilot training in the mastery of different fighter planes is one of the concerns of the armed forces, according to General Ashtiyani.

He noted that the pilots who are trained with this aircraft can fly new-generation fighters, emphasizing that Yasin aircraft reduces the duration of pilot training and improves this process.

He mentioned that Yasin would be able to use weapons with optical and thermal guidance in close air support missions.