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Old 31st Jul 2007, 16:18
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Hamish 123
 
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I'm somewhat sceptical about Iran's ability to maintain and run an airforce of 250 FJs, plus tankers, without serious input from the Russians on a day to day level.

Like flying them for a start. If the Indians have only got a max of 180, and they're a somewhat more stable nation state, how else will the Iranians come from nowhere (I'm assuming the Iranian airforce currently consists of a couple of F14 gathering dust, not having flown for 20 years) to an airforce of 250+?
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