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exhibition on Iran’s southern island of Kish on Monday.
One of them was the lap joint technology, developed by local experts and used in 
the aviation industry and other industries.   
One of the products unveiled by the defense minister was a Bell 212 helicopter 
adapted for air medical service. The air ambulance can carry patients and 
medical equipment, including several stretchers and CPR systems.
The other product developed by the Iranian military experts was the combustion 
chamber of engine of Fokker 100 airliner.
Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent years made great 
headways in manufacturing a broad range of indigenous equipment, making the 
armed forces self-sufficient in the arms sphere.
In February 2018, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei 
called for efforts to maintain and boost Iran’s defense capabilities.
Source: Tasnim