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Iran’s F-14 Tomcats Have Been Flying Since 1974—Thanks to Spies and Arms Smugglers
The U.S. sold Iran dozens of its most capable jet—then spent decades chasing the spies and arms dealers smuggling the parts ...
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Iran’s Air Force Belongs in a Museum
Israel’s overwhelming success during its “Operation Rising Lion” air assault on Iran on June 12-13 can be largely attributed ...
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The Spanish F-4 Phantom II fighters, their tanker aircraft and the sad end of many of them
Spain received 40 F-4C Phantom II fighters and 18 RF-4C reconnaissance aircraft. The first F-4C of the initial batch of 36 arrived in February 1971. This aircraft replaced the F-104G Starfighters of ...
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Iran's Air Force – From Old Fighter Jets to Lethal Drones
SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Iran possesses one of the Middle East’s most diverse yet technologically uneven air forces.
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The Fighter Jets with the Fastest Vertical Climb in the World, Ranked
The Pentagon previously planned to purchase 48 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. However, they recently cut this order ...