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Stealhead · 01-27-12, 01:33 AM

You are assuming that they have not come up with their own program to keep/upgrade the F-14s that they have.I know for a fact that they have performed since the late 90's a very successful program to modernize their C-130Hs which where built in the mid 70's.It is very possible for them to do the same thing with the F-14. Their are plenty of aircraft well over 30 years old still flying there are ways to repair all but the most worn out air frames.Like I said before Iran has found some way to keep all the 30+ year old support equipment running so they probably have found a way to keep the air frames going as well.FedEx also can get a good tax break for donating an old plane the rest probably get sold to some other smaller operator out there.

Give a nation a reason to keep some old air frame flying and they will.Honestly though I think they would see that they get much more bang for their buck acquiring a different air frame.That does not mean that they could have a few good F-14s sitting around.Of course every military in the world knows that the most cost effective form of air defense for your dollar is a good ground based air defense grid.Trust me on this if you talk to any honest USAF or Navy officer especially a well versed Intel analyst they will let you know just how dangerous a modern system.I have friends in the USAF that do just this very job and it is the number one concern way over enemy aircraft and they study these systems heavily they have pretty much every current system at Luke AFB so they know these systems inside and out still they are very dangerous to all but B-2.I don't think it really matters anyway because it is pretty clear that certain interests are destroying Iran little program from within.

01-27-12, 01:33 AM	#17
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	You are assuming that they have not come up with their own program to keep/upgrade the F-14s that they have.I know for a fact that they have performed since the late 90's a very successful program to modernize their C-130Hs which where built in the mid 70's.It is very possible for them to do the same thing with the F-14. Their are plenty of aircraft well over 30 years old still flying there are ways to repair all but the most worn out air frames.Like I said before Iran has found some way to keep all the 30+ year old support equipment running so they probably have found a way to keep the air frames going as well.FedEx also can get a good tax break for donating an old plane the rest probably get sold to some other smaller operator out there. Give a nation a reason to keep some old air frame flying and they will.Honestly though I think they would see that they get much more bang for their buck acquiring a different air frame.That does not mean that they could have a few good F-14s sitting around.Of course every military in the world knows that the most cost effective form of air defense for your dollar is a good ground based air defense grid.Trust me on this if you talk to any honest USAF or Navy officer especially a well versed Intel analyst they will let you know just how dangerous a modern system.I have friends in the USAF that do just this very job and it is the number one concern way over enemy aircraft and they study these systems heavily they have pretty much every current system at Luke AFB so they know these systems inside and out still they are very dangerous to all but B-2.I don't think it really matters anyway because it is pretty clear that certain interests are destroying Iran little program from within.