Did you know that the Nuclear Deal Means Iran Can Start Replacing Some of Its Museum-Vintage Jets?

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 19:58:37 -0400

RP Members what are your thoughts on this (2nd and 3rd Order Effects)?

What else with this historical deal reveal over the next several months?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-15/iran-s-museum-vintage-jets-open-new-market-for-boeing-airbus-duo

Nuclear Deal Means Iran Can Start Replacing Some of Its Museum-Vintage Jets

Response by CH (MAJ) William Beaver made Jul 17 at 2015 8:00 PM

CH (MAJ) William Beaver — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:00:02 -0400

I was unaware Sir

Response by COL Charles Williams made Jul 17 at 2015 8:03 PM

COL Charles Williams — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:03:41 -0400

No... I was not.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 17 at 2015 8:06 PM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:06:20 -0400

I think this quote from the article speaks to the extreme potential for profits, especially for Boeing and Airbus - "Iran needs about 400 passenger planes to renovate its fleets, which would cost $20 billion"

If aviation is this outdated I can only imagine the thousands of other areas that will need improvements as well.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Jul 17 at 2015 8:20 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:20:27 -0400

As far as I knew COL Mikel J. Burroughs, the Iranian Air Force was still using US fighter aircraft and supporting aircraft from Shah Pahlavi's days prior to 1979. I hope that something comparable to the stuxnet virus will be introduced to key aspects of this air fleet and command and control capabilities at the appropriate time.
My first car was provided to me at a substantial discount because it was part of a shipment to Iran that was frozen after the hostage crisis of 1979. The vehicles could only be sold to US military members stationed OCONUS in part because the catalytic converters had not been installed. It was fun to pass Mercedes and BMW's on the autobahns in the early 1980's in a Dodge Omni.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 17 at 2015 8:55 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:55:33 -0400

I read through it the other night. I am beginning to think there were other implications in this. We know ISIS isn't going anywhere anytime soon. But we just enable Iran to update their military. But it is going to take years for it to do that and some of the restrictions don't go away for years to come. But If they had a better military maybe they would bring the fight to ISIS. I think there were spoken to Iran than just a nuclear deal. They are an growing power. Like the new versions of Saddam's Iraq. Would they really attack Israel. I doubt it. But they will force all of the other countries in check and prevent them from making a unified Sunni Front. If Iran was stronger they might intervene in other countries and disrupt their government just like they did in Iraq. But if they are doing it to other nations in the region then it prevents anyone from unifying all of them against Israel or the west.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Jul 17 at 2015 9:33 PM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 21:33:36 -0400

This must not stand. Iran will not be a good neighbor to the rest of the Middle East.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Jul 17 at 2015 9:35 PM

SN Greg Wright — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 21:35:19 -0400

Not the venerable f-14's, though. Uncle Sam scrapped them all specifically to avoid that.

Response by COL Ted Mc made Jul 18 at 2015 12:36 PM

COL Ted Mc — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:36:23 -0400

This is going to be good for General Bullmoose and "What’s good for General Bullmoose is what’s good for the U.S.A.".

Response by SGT Rick Ash made Oct 7 at 2015 5:24 PM

SGT Rick Ash — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:24:44 -0400

Yes, with the relief of $150 billion in sanctions lifted they can do more than that. IRAN is going to be in our headlines big time very soon. Obama has sanctioned WHATEVER they want to do. How long before Russia gives them nuclear material? They have the missile technology to explode a nuclear tipped missile 50 miles above Mid-America and take down our power grid for at least 5 years. The result from that? 20 years of Depression in the U.S. The rest of your and my lives....