How Iran’s F-14 Tomcats Stay Relevant?

The old school US supersonic fighter aircraft Grumman F-14 Tomcat was retired by the US Navy on 22 September 2006, yet remains in service with Iran’s air force, having been exported to the country in 1976. Decades since Iran became the only country besides the United States to operate the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, a swing-wing carrier fighter embellished with a sophisticated radar and long-range AIM-54 Phoenix air to air m!ss!Ies, Tehran has succeeded in maintaining its fleet of F-14s in fighting shape. Iran’s 40 or so surviving F-14s took to the air in several conflicts and after the US Navy retired its last Tomcats in 2006, they remain the only active Tomcats left in the world. Here are some of the cited reasons why the aged fleet is still to be reckoned with. #F14Tomcat,#F14,#Tomcat,