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Iran’s New Stealth Fighter: A Fake?

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Iran’s New Stealth Fighter: A Fake?

Could the plane just be a mock-up? You decide. We present an interesting slideshow on the subject.

As covered yesterday, Iran proudly displayed its supposed new "stealth fighter," dubbed the Qaher F-313, or Conqueror-313. Since the unveiling of the plane, various reporters and defense experts have panned the aircraft as a fake.

John Reed over at Foreign Policy noted: " When I first looked at the plane Saturday morning, I could tell it was bogus. Look at the photos of the cockpit: there's barely any wiring. In fact, it looks like the Iranians dumped some rudimentary flight controls and an ejection seat into a shell molded in what they thought were stealthy angles."

Over the last several days, some interesting photos have been released that show various angles of the plane. Judge for yourself (comment below and let us know your thoughts):