TEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Sunday made a successful test flight of its second home-made fighter jet, state media reported.

Photo shows Iran's fighter jet, "Azarakhsh" (Lightning), which was said to be "comparable" to the U.S. F-5 fighter jet. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

    According to the semi-official Fars news agency, the fighter jet, "Azarakhsh" (Lightning), which was said to be "comparable" to the U.S. F-5 fighter jet, made a successful flight in a ceremony in the central city of Isfahan.

    Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar and some other senior military officials attended the ceremony, it said.

    "The domestically developed fighter plane is another example of the technological achievements of Iran," Isfahan governor Morteza Bakhtiari was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency.

    "When the United States is selling its arms to its allies in the region, our country's experts are making huge progress everyday toward self-sufficiency in defense," he added.

    Azarakhsh is Iran's second homegrown fighter jet after Sa'egheh(Thunder), which has been described as a parallel to the U.S. F-18fighter jet.