Ummmm… USAF were once to get 750 Raptors… and even with budget cuts there was no way in hell they would have got less than 339.. 😎

Sure, but Raptor was never meant to replace as much of the inventory as F-35. You can grief me if I am wrong, but I am 99% certain the final number acquired by USAF will be over 1000.

really? all this time I thought you were Kalmyk living in Dagestan. you’re not from the Caucasus?

I am.
Kalmyk? nah.

Interesting how the myths about Typhoon being “second to F-22 only” have dissolved like sugar in a warm water. Not surprisingly the Raffie won in the A-G roles but that it would be able to punch the Tyffie even in its main domain (A-A), that’s quite a surprise.

It’s like Manchester United losing 1:5 against Paris St.Germain on the Old Trafford.. Awwwww…

Those myths were ridiculous too. I recall the actual Eurofighter website equating 10 Su-35s to 1 Typhoon. Talk about bush-league advertising. Nice to see those delusional days are over. Though now of course, the Rafale fans are out in full force. :p

http://www.armstass.su/?page=article&aid=103560&cid=25

Testing of Superjet component stress over lifetime cycles completed @ Tsagi.

http://www.armstass.su/?page=article&aid=103549&cid=24

First serial MS-17 still planned at 2017.

Ansat-U is under production for VVS, so it is not dead. Ka-60 is more complicated picture, but according to recent rumors and news, militarized version of new Ka-62 variant will be bought by MOD soon. Wait and see I guess.

Z-9 has been around for far longer, no doubt, but for all that time, how many have actually been exported? Unless I am mistaken, the number is pretty low, something around 2 dozen.

you have a good point there.. China is eventually going to challenge Russia’s markets, if not already. but right now Russia has an advantage. China sells well where Russia doesn’t offer anything comparable.. like a light helicopter.. Russia has nothing comparable to a Z-9.. MI-17 is too big for some. China cannot offer large fighters like J-11.. or at least not yet :diablo:

Ka-60 has been around for a while, hopefully it enters domestic service too, and is available for export soon after.
On the other side of the light spectrum there is Ka-226, Ansat, Mi-34 (whatever the new variant is), so there is some makeup for traditional lack of lighter Russian helos (Mi-2 aside).

Also, regarding Argentina, they bought Mi-17s recently. So more Russian equipment is not impossible.

Kh-15 is not in service anymore.

But Tu-160 is much faster platform.