Still Fighting: Why Iran's F-14 Tomcats Matter Even Today
These jets have been upgraded and maintained as precious semi-modern weapons. Key point: Iran knows its weapons are out-of-date. However, it also knows it should keep and improve what U.S.-built planes and systems it still has. Tensions have escalated in the Persian Gulf region in the aftermath of U.S. president Donald Trump’s decision unilaterally to withdraw the United States from the agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear program. The U.S. military has implicated Iranian agents in several summer 2019 attacks on civilian ships sailing near Iran. The U.S. Navy sent the aircraft carrier USS ...
Source: nationalinterest.org