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I don't believe the Iraq Air Force has much inventory left of any aircraft platform.lol! The Old F-4 Phantoms, one of the meanest looking, and most beautiful fighter jets even by todays standards, lacks the performance for todays combat missions.

It's hard to believe the F-4 airframe design is around 50 years old. The Air Force had a large supply of the venerable old Phantoms, kind of a shame to just blow them up for training. Although if they were left in the current USAF inventory, Someone else would just shoot them down.

The introduction of stealth aircraft removed the need for the Wild Weasel program. Which was probably the last major mission for the old warbird. Being used as modified drones is an excellent way to close out the history of this wonderful aircraft.