Iran unveils underground base for fighter jets
TEHRAN: Iran’s army on Tuesday unveiled its first underground base for fighter jets designed to withstand possible strikes by US bunker-busting bombs, state media reported.
The base — named Oghab 44 (“Eagle” in Persian) — can accommodate “all types of fighter jets and bombers, in addition to drones,” the official news agency IRNA said, releasing images and videos from inside the base.
![Iranian military officials visit the country’s first underground air force base, called ‘Eagle 44’ at an undisclosed location. (Reuters)](https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2023/02/07/3667366-1037706052.jpg)