F-14 Jet Overhauled in Isfahan
TEHRAN -- Experts at the Iranian Air Force base in the central city of Isfahan have overhauled an F-14 fighter jet.
The Air Force managed to overhaul an F-14 fighter jet, grounded for 18 years, Air Force chief Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi said.
He said the overhaul on the aircraft was conducted in the Air Force’s base in Isfahan over a period of three years.
“Our enemies never thought we could overhaul this aircraft and use it after years, seeing its very complicated maintenance,” General Vahedi said.
He said thousands of parts of the fighter plane were replaced or repaired during the process.
“From A to Z of the repair and maintenance process was carried out by domestic experts and we needed no help from any foreign company,” General Vahedi said.
Last year, experts at the Air Force base in northeastern Mashhad overhauled an F-5 bomber.