American media: Iran’s F-14s have been updated

According to Isna, the American media wrote in a note about Iran’s use of Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighters manufactured by the country’s Grumman company, that the fleet of Tomcats that Tehran still flies has changed over the course of several decades to be effective in the new era of aviation. have evolved

The note, published in the National Interest magazine, states: “F-14 Tomcat” was first used more than five decades ago. While these fighters have been replaced by newer, next-generation aircraft in the US, they are still in service in Iran.

The American newspaper, written by Tehran, which is the main enemy of America, had imported these fighters at the beginning of the Islamic Revolution and before the fall of the Shah of Iran. The fleet of Tomcats that are still flying from Tehran have been modified over the years to be suitable for use in the new era of aviation.

The reason for the popularity of F-14

According to the report, the Tomcats were a byproduct of the US Navy’s Experimental Tactical Fighter program in the 1950s. According to this directive, the US Navy and Air Force had the mission to use a single device to achieve the goals set in the missions of both forces.

In other words, this new device had to function as a fighter-bomber and interceptor. The Northrop Grumman defense industry eventually contracted to produce the product, the prototype of which was the F-14, which became an air-to-air fighter capable of flying at speeds in excess of Mach 2.2.

This article continues: Tomcats were supposed to be deadly. Each of these fighters was equipped with a General Electric M-61A-1 cannon that fired 20mm shells. This fighter was also equipped with eight positions for carrying weapons and ammunition, from short-range, medium-range and long-range air-to-air missile attacks of “IAM-9”, “IAM-54” and “IAM-7”.

In addition, this F-14 Tomcat is capable of attacking air-to-ground munitions such as “CBU” cluster bombs and “Rockeye” bombs.

National Intersent wrote: Tomcat immediately turned into a desirable fighter due to its outstanding and professional capabilities. This fighter, in particular, was considered ideal for Iranian pilots, as it effectively challenged the performance of the Soviet-era MiG-25 Foxbat fighters that flew over Iran during the 1970s.

Then, the then US President Richard Nixon, who was looking for allies in the Asian region during his presidency, finally preferred to sell 79 Tomcat fighters to Iran in West Asia.

Successful reverse engineering of F-14

At the end of this article, National Interest wrote, referring to Iran’s defense capabilities to use these fighters in accordance with the challenges and needs of today’s aviation and combat: Since the fall of the Pahlavi regime in Iran, America sought to limit the air fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Over the years, Iran has successfully circumvented the obstacles created by Washington by reverse engineering the parts of these fighters through procurement of these parts.

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