During the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, the Iraqi Air Force became the first non-Warsaw Pact nation to operate the Su-25. Iraqi Frogfoots performed well against Iranian armor and only one of about 70 jets was destroyed by Iranian air defenses. The Su-25 would not fare so well in the Persian Gulf War, however. Iraqi Frogfoot squadrons suffered heavy losses not in the air but on the ground, with the U.S.-led Coalition's overwhelming air superiority blowing up the planes before they could even take off. The two Iraqi Frogfoots that managed to get airborne were overwhelmed and destroyed by F-15Cs.
