Due to US sanctions issued against Moscow, it forced to move production of Russian gunships out to the Middle East. At a meeting with the chiefs of the legislatures of Russia and Iran on January 23, Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the DUMA, was in Tehran.

US Sanctions Affect Russian Gunships Supplies

Hosts of the Russian official are Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, with Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Republic of Iran, discussing the matter.

Based on an Iranian news outlet that states how Moscow and Tehran are cooperating on the more military matter than before, Bulgarian Military.

News of the transfer of the new Su-35 multi-role fighter is only the start, and more information reveals that Russian is preparing to set the basis for building attack helicopters with Iranians. The model that will be part of the technology sharing will be the Mil Mi-28 and Kamov Ka-52 Alligator.

The outlet discloses that Iranian military officers are looking into how these two choppers are faring in the Ukraine conflict, using the combo of the Kamov Alligator and the Mil-28 looks to be just what is needed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, per Military Today.

Russia Moves Production to the Middle East

Tehran is under an arms sale embargo in place for 24 months, affecting the acquisition of military hardware. For the past ten years, Iran has developed its arms leading to homegrown tech independent of western help.

Most of the time, Iranians would need to depend on captured technology sent to Syria, which is reverse-engineered. Western hardware that falls into Russian hands is sent to Iran to be studied.

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Based on reports that say the Shahed 285 and Shahed 218 drone production will be canceled due to a lack of requirements matching Iran's specifications. The official reason and the unofficial version says no influence is involved in these decisions.

Another is that upgrading the Iranian force's AH1-J Cobra helicopters could not be done because it is hard to do. These units were given by the US decades ago and stopped production of all components.

Advantages of Buying Weapons from Russia  

Tehran has a pick of who to buy hardware from but the arms embargo allowed for more options other than western arms suppliers. No access to western sources allows the east as another market for an arm; China and Russia are good choices.

The Ukraine war prevented Tehran from getting military hardware from China. The timing of the Ukraine conflict was just the opening that Iran was looking for. China was supposed to be an initial option, but the conflict had advantages for Russia and Iran. Iranian officials say the Ukraine war opened an opportunity to cooperate with Russia as it needs money, weapons, and component support. Instead of paying for them, it could be a tech exchange that covers most military hardware and support components to keep them working.

Tehran will have the Mi-28 Havoc and Ka-52 helicopters as the best technologies though not the best ones for armies, states Weapon Systems.

Forced US sanctions have affected the distribution of Russian gunships that would move production in the Middle East to bypass restrictions as the best measure for military coop.

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