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Here is a story which may give some insight to show that Russia will probably follow in the footsteps of the Iranians who got f14s in the 1970s under the Shah of Iran and later kept them maintained under the brutal Ayatollah regime to present.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-iran-has-kept-its-aging-american-made-f-14-tomcats-flying-111786
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Col (Join to see) LT Brad McInnis CSM Charles Hayden LTC Trent Klug SGT Gerald “Jerry” Harrell SFC William Farrell SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-iran-has-kept-its-aging-american-made-f-14-tomcats-flying-111786
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Col (Join to see) LT Brad McInnis CSM Charles Hayden LTC Trent Klug SGT Gerald “Jerry” Harrell SFC William Farrell SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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The Iranians paid contractors and military personnel to steal parts for their Tomcats in the mid 1980's. The USS Kitty Hawk caught several contractors and Navy personnel trying to smuggle parts of the ship while finishing up rehabilitation work.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-16-mn-6840-story.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-16-mn-6840-story.html
U.S. Cracks Ring Sending Stolen F-14 Parts to Iran
An international theft ring that diverted sophisticated U.S. military equipment to Iran operated within the Navy supply system for several years before coming under surveillance by federal investigators, government sources said Monday.
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