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A bit off topic but Iran has a single F-16 on strength.
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don’t think anyone can destroy a program that has spread out from Tehran to the mountains, from underground facilities to above ground,” retired Marine Gen. James Mattis said Saturday.
Even successful military strikes would likely only destroy and block the entrances to hardened underground facilities, Gen. Mattis said.
“With a good backhoe, you can open that back up,” he told the Aspen Security forum, according to posted video of the event.
Any background on how or why?
Any background on how or why?
Any background on how or why?
Different sources report differently.That picture's of a model aircraft by Fariborz Shammas.
See here for more of his work:
https://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal3/2601-2700/Gal2652-IranianAC-Shammas/00.shtm
https://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=57029
Different sources report differently.
Did Iran really get one or more F-16 fighter jets from Venezuela?
During the late '70s Iran ordered 160 F-16As. However, with the fall of the Shah in 1979, the order was cancelled and those aircraft were never delivered,theaviationist.com
that is the result of practically park the airplane in open beside the ammunition .that is not a proper airbaseVery nice.
I only recalled nuclear facilities to be in mountains, I wasn't aware of PAF also having them.
Yes, that is the major downside. Can't be sure the decision making here, but it appears that IRIAF wants to ensure survivability of the assets above all.
Any above ground base would just get annihilated via saturation attack from B-52's and newly modified C-130's, so ultimentaly I think this was the best course of action.
Prefer my airbase to be in a mountain than look like this;
We haven't seen much of this for many years now, so most people assume it is closed project, but some thing it is still being worked on. I have my doubts personally.
come on everybody grandmother knew what is that famous picture