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| Iraq | |
| All Iranian Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes have just deployed to Iraq | |
| 2014-07-02 | |
On Jul. 1, all the seven operational Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes operated by the Pasdaran (informal name of the IRGC -- the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution) have completed their deployment to Imam Ali Airbase where they will join the ex-Russian Air Force Su-25s already delivered to Iraq in the air war against ISIS (Al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant). The aircraft (three Su-25UBKM and four Su-25KM jets) will be operated by four Iraqi pilots and 10 Iranian pilots. According to ACIG.org forum member IIAF-JSF, who brought several to light, aircraft and support to fly them would be part of a military contract (backed by the U.S.) according to which Iran's IRGC Air Force will receive six Su-30K multirole jets destined to Iraq. Their delivery of the Iranian Su-25 has been filmed and reported by local media outlets and Iraqi MoD that has published the following video as well as the pictures you can find in this post. Kindly click through to see everything, I don't have time to put in all the various links | |
| Posted by:Thing From Snowy Mountain |
| #9 OK so the Frogfeets are there; when do the Bombcats arrive? (That would be a really, really, really sweet target of opportunity to remove the F-14s from the Iranians if a tragic ramp accident were to occur.....) |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2014-07-02 22:54 |
| #8 Somebody has a sense of humor when it comes to NATO code names. State dept diplomatic plates as well: FC "F'ing Commies" - old Soviet Union DC "D*mn Commies" - Cuba DM "D*mn Muslims" - Iran FM "F'ing Muslims"; probably still applicable - Libya Least that is how I remember them. :-) |
| Posted by: Squinty 2014-07-02 21:38 |
| #7 The Korean War era MIG-15 was the Fagot |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-07-02 20:38 |
| #6 Flagon, Fitter, Fencer, ..now Frogfoot. Yeah I guess it fits |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2014-07-02 18:57 |
| #5 Never could figure out how to put a link let alone a pic. http://www.airpics.net/photo/9013-Sukhoi-Su-25K-Czech-Air-Force/5611/L Tail art shows a frog smashing a tank. |
| Posted by: Snavise Cholurt4299 2014-07-02 18:31 |
| #4 Somebody has a sense of humor when it comes to NATO codenames . |
| Posted by: Snavise Cholurt4299 2014-07-02 18:29 |
| #3 Designation given by the Air Standardization Coordinating Committee (ASCC.) I believe it was a British-derived name. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-07-02 18:16 |
| #2 Maybe a reference to the 'Boot of Oppression' on France? |
| Posted by: Glaviling Barnsmell5947 2014-07-02 15:45 |
| #1 Frogfoot!? Have they properly conducted a cultural offensive sensitivity impact study on this name? (seriously, how did this name happen? Best I've heard is, other than starting with F(ighter), that the US was mostly efn with the Soviets) |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-07-02 15:16 |