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I Say, Old Chap, Isn’t That My Spare Part?
When you’re the largest arms supplier in the world, sh*t happens. Like selling vital fighter jet components that end up in the hands of your adversaries.
With that unpleasant likelihood in mind, the Pentagon has suspended sales of spare parts from its recently retired Tomcat F-14 fighter jet fleet pending a comprehensive review.
As in looking into whether buyers for Iran, which still flies the F-14 from the days when Washington and Teheran were buddy buddy, are exploiting gaps in sales security to get their hands on parts in order to keep their fleet in the air.
More here.
2 Responses to “I Say, Old Chap, Isn’t That My Spare Part?”
“Highway to the danger zone. Ride into the danger zone.”
Never thought the title track from Top Gun would have so much meaning.
They don’t need old F-14 spare parts anymore. Infact they have a much more modern front line fighter made in country, and a simple check of Janes would make this news not mean much. The US better put check on Bush ordering air strikes considering the best front line Russian/Chinese AA/AAA, and SAMS are in Iran now waiting for us to attack so Russia/China can see how good they work.