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| Author: | CrazyIvan [ Sun Sep 28, 2003 02:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
I remember after the A-6's were retired that France wanted to buy them. Wouldn't be suprised if someone like Iran would want to pruchase 10 - 12 Tomcat's, atleast on Irans part, for parts. Do you think that the United States would ever consider selling them? - Chris |
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| Author: | Centurian57_369th [ Sun Sep 28, 2003 03:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
CrazyIvan wrote: I remember after the A-6's were retired that France wanted to buy them. Wouldn't be suprised if someone like Iran would want to pruchase 10 - 12 Tomcat's, atleast on Irans part, for parts. Do you think that the United States would ever consider selling them? - Chris Well we'd definitely not sell them to a hostile nation. But I doubt we'd sell them to allies even. |
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| Author: | da big man! [ Sun Sep 28, 2003 13:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
Yeah they arrested an Iranian guy who was hunting for F-14 parts in Florida (IIRC) the other day. |
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| Author: | Centurian57_369th [ Sun Sep 28, 2003 14:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
IIRC from TRUD research they have like 12 in operational service and another like 17 in storage because they are running out of parts for them and such. When they have a revolution I doubt after that any of them as well as the rest of the Iranian AF will be operational. |
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| Author: | CAG Hotshot [ Tue Sep 30, 2003 13:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
No, they would never be sold. They are all slated for the desert... |
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| Author: | FETCH [ Mon Oct 06, 2003 13:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
Who would want them, who could maintain them? Israel, would be the only customer considered, and that has more to do with the release of our Phoenix missile technology But in reality, we have plans for those titanium box structures that is the backbone of that platform.  
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| Author: | CrazyIvan [ Tue Oct 14, 2003 14:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
It's still a very good aircraft, and hasn't been in service as long as aircraft a lot of other countries employ - just look at the MiG-21. Sure it's an expensive aircraft to maintain, but in the long run you do get the air domanince packedge in the end. A lot of people would be interested in that kind of a weapon, someone such as India - Pakistan - Taiwan. Iran would defenitly like to get their hands on a few for parts to repair their aging fleet. A small country like Taiwan, or maybe even India, would only need a squadron or two worth of aircraft, so somewhere between 20 - 30 Tomcats. So in the long run it would be worth the money to deter any kind of air threat. Especially if Northrop Grumman could update the aircraft to carry a larger assortment of air to ground weapons, or even to carry the AIM-120. - Chris |
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| Author: | Centurian57_369th [ Tue Oct 14, 2003 16:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
CrazyIvan wrote: It's still a very good aircraft, and hasn't been in service as long as aircraft a lot of other countries employ - just look at the MiG-21. Sure it's an expensive aircraft to maintain, but in the long run you do get the air domanince packedge in the end. A lot of people would be interested in that kind of a weapon, someone such as India - Pakistan - Taiwan. Iran would defenitly like to get their hands on a few for parts to repair their aging fleet. A small country like Taiwan, or maybe even India, would only need a squadron or two worth of aircraft, so somewhere between 20 - 30 Tomcats. So in the long run it would be worth the money to deter any kind of air threat. Especially if Northrop Grumman could update the aircraft to carry a larger assortment of air to ground weapons, or even to carry the AIM-120. - Chris Do you really wanna see the F-14 in service with another country? I mean dude that'd be like sending the Mets to Jersey. |
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| Author: | da big man! [ Tue Oct 14, 2003 17:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
I thought you hated the Mets? |
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| Author: | Centurian57_369th [ Tue Oct 14, 2003 22:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
I root for the Mets every year to get into the playoffs and get to the WS so that they can be beaten by the Yankees. I'd never get board of a Subway Series WS and neither will NY. We love that shit because thats how we tell the rest of MLB that we rule the diamond. |
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| Author: | da big man! [ Tue Oct 14, 2003 23:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
Well you're going to have to wait another 20 years because Atlanta aint gonna stop tearin through the division any time soon........ 
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| Author: | CAG Hotshot [ Wed Oct 15, 2003 19:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
Why buy used F-14s when you could buy new SU series aircraft? They can give you the same air dominace you would get out of the 40 year old technology that went into the design of these aircraft. I mean, the Russains are about 40 years BEHIND us, right? heh.... |
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| Author: | Centurian57_369th [ Thu Oct 16, 2003 05:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Would the US of A ever sell her fleet of retired F-14's? |
Nah not 40, about 10. They're doing okay with their technology especially with that R-77 and the R-73, those are some fine missiles (too bad they suck compared to the AIM-120C and the AIM-9X but hey whose counting). China is about 20 - 30 but they're catching up fast. It isn't everyday that a US president sells secrets, oh wait the 92 - 00 period is over, okay we're in the blue. |
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| Author: | AIM120S [ Tue Jun 01, 2004 13:09 pm ] |
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No one would want them but Iran, and we aren't selling them to Iran. The same people could just as easily buy new, cheaper F-15s, F-16s, Rafales, Su-27s, J-11s, Su-30MKs, or Su-35s instead. |
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| Author: | Eagle114th [ Tue Jun 01, 2004 18:28 pm ] |
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Oh my, this thread is know as 'phoenix' now, because it have raisen from death while it were 'dead' about 7 months ago. Look at date, it said it were posted and discussed ended at Oct, and you just bought it back up! 
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