Iranian Forces becoming more pro' every year

Hi everyone
Has anyone else seen the latest snapshots of Iran’s Sea Kings and Sea Stallion’s in their new scheme – talk about NICE!!! The aircraft are pictured in this months AFM issue, so if you are a collector get your a** to the store and take a peak.

It seems to me that, despite published reports on the IRIAF and other branches of the armed forces the Teh’ran regieme seems to be doing well at keeping its defences well equipped. Not so long ago, it was assumed that such aircraft as the F-14 and CH-53 were mostly rusting pieces of metal. Now we find that the actual situation is far from it!
The pride of the IRIAFs fleet, the F-14 is still in regular use (and given the growing capability of the Aviation Industry over there it would not suprise me to find that they have been upgraded to some extent). The F-5 is another plane that was assumed to be reaching the end of its career, now we find Iran producing its own “reverse engineered and updated” model.
Latest modifications I think are the Sea Kings ability to fire Chinese AShM weapon types, does anyone know more about this?

Given the fact that the IRIAF is without a doubt capable of producing new combinations of existing aircraft and new weapon fits, this could cause some serious problems in the future for U.S. or British operation in the Persian Gulf (not to mention of course neighbouring states).

Does anyone know of the existing training tactics being used by the Iranians, (ie. are they along the lines of US or Soviet tactics)?

Anyone know of the current “Fourth Generation” (not “Fifth”/”Fourth”)
fighter being developed – resembles an F-14 apparently. Who is producing the aircraft and where etc. etc. etc.?

Hope to hear soon.