What would happen if Venezuela sold its F-16's to Iran?

[Aspen]

I've heard this idea floated a few times, what would happen if Venezuela sold its F-16's to Iran? Would they keep it as a fleet or try to reverse engineer it, or both?

 

[Yankee-stani]

They tried doing that in the mid 2000s under Hugo Chavez but had to back off

https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-report-venezuela-supplied-iran-with-f-16-1.5186202

But who knows maybe secret transfers occur back then there use to be flights to Caracas and Tehran but were suspended too

 

[Philosopher]

In the year 2020, their F-16 would offer not much to Iran.

 

[Aspen]

But who knows maybe secret transfers occur back then there use to be flights to Caracas and Tehran but were suspended too

Those flights are still going on as far as I know

 

[striver44]

not gonna change a thing, Iran would still be stomped.

 

[Yankee-stani]

In the year 2020, their F-16 would offer not much to Iran.

Yeah at this point 25 year old un-maintained F-16s would not make sense to even use with Venezuela from the ealy 2000s being a thorn to the US and them switching to Chinese/Russian planes and weapons in the late 2000s Chavez bought SU-30s too

 

[QWECXZ]

In the year 2020, their F-16 would offer not much to Iran.

It will be a very good deal for Iran actually. Probably one of the best and safest deals possible for us.

I just don't think it's possible. How do Venezuelan F16s want to make it to Iran in the first place?

 

[Philosopher]

Iran would still be stomped.

Of course, what would Iran do against Iron man and Captain America?

 

[Yankee-stani]

Those flights are still going on as far as I know

Conaviassa the state airliner stopped flights in the 2010, Mahan Air still has flights to Caracas but on certain times again I doubt many "regular" people would be on those flights

 

[Imran Khan]

iran already have f-16 .

 

[QWECXZ]

iran already have f-16 .

Just one or two F16s were delivered to Iran. Iran had ordered 80 of them before the 1979 revolution.

 

[Yankee-stani]

It will be a very good deal for Iran actually. Probably one of the best and safest deals possible for us.

I just don't think it's possible. How do Venezuelan F16s want to make it to Iran in the first place?

I say its not worth flying 25 year old aircraft with Venezuela being in process of switching to another supplier like China or Russia at this point

 

[Philosopher]

It will be a very good deal for Iran actually. Probably one of the best and safest deals possible for us.

I just don't think it's possible. How do Venezuelan F16s want to make it to Iran in the first place?

What would the f-16 offer Iran? It is a relatively outdated platform. Inherent stealthy designs which are of larger size is what Iran needs right now.

 

[Imran Khan]

It will be a very good deal for Iran actually. Probably one of the best and safest deals possible for us.

I just don't think it's possible. How do Venezuelan F16s want to make it to Iran in the first place?

F-16 IS NOT F-14 you always need US help to keep them air worthy

 

[Aspen]

It will be a very good deal for Iran actually. Probably one of the best and safest deals possible for us.

I just don't think it's possible. How do Venezuelan F16s want to make it to Iran in the first place?

In one piece? Probably hidden in a tanker. But in that case, it would be a good idea to go long way around Africa instead of through North Atlantic.

F-16 IS NOT F-14 you always need US help to keep them air worthy

Well they said the same thing about F-14 and then Iran made their own spare parts