MNA � Experts and technical staff at Mehrabad�s Shahid Lashkari Air Force Base have overhauled a grounded F-4 fighter jet.


The F-4 fighter jet had been grounded for several years. The overhaul process took one year and six months and 18,000 man-hours to be fit to return to the operational phase.

The jet joined the operational fleet of the Army�s Air Force after a successful final test.

Back in February, Iran�overhauled three jets�including an F-14 and F-7 fighter aircraft, as well as a PC7 Turbo Trainer.

According to commander of Shahid Babaei Airbase, Mohammad Jafar Tak, the efforts put into the overhauling process of the grounded aircraft shows that the enemy�s attempts at imposing sanctions in a bid to undermine the country�s defense capabilities have been futile.

The efforts are also in line with �resistance economy� and cutting down on expenses, he added.