Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the cabinet session on Wednesday, Dehqani Firouzabadi said that the Russian companies have signed significant contracts with Iran for airplane repair and maintenance.

Iran is a manufacturer of airplane parts, and the knowledge-based companies are supposed to supply parts or engines for aircraft at Mehrabad International Airport.

Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi has stressed continued efforts to further advance space technology.

“The obtainment of this technology is among the manifestations of national might, which was made possible with the efforts of the Armed Forces - specially the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Communications Ministry - and which must continue with greater force,” he noted.

President Rayeesi has underlined that the new achievements in the aerospace industries will be unveiled in the future. He underscored the government’s serious determination to advance space technology.