[rey]

And they have been able to keep those things flying? Maintenance and costs were a big reason we got rid of them.

[LonePalm]

The alternative is to not have anything flying.

Iran is unlikely to be able to purchase anything remotely as capable.

"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Calvin Locke]

I recall the F-14 required something on the order of 80 maintenance man/hours per flight.

In college, we got a secondary computer, a 24bit Harris, that was originally designed to reduce aircraft maintenance on a carrier aircraft. It ran Unix.