I went to a military college. We had more than 100 Iranian military cadets there at the time (1979.). Some of them were excited about learning to fly the “new” F14s after they graduated.
Those are the jets you are talking about. LOL
If they could get those engines started, I would be surprised.
“If they could get those engines started, I would be surprised”
I spent 30 years supporting US Navy aviation at the depot level.
My facility overhauled and maintained the Tomcats all the way through sunset and into mothballs.
There’s one static inside the gate of the NAS I worked at.
When I heard Iran had ‘em, my first thought was how in the world are they able to maintain ‘em because I know they’re not getting parts from us. Not to mention all the support equipment required....I think Israel did em a favor by blowing em up.