How exactly ? The F 16 was constantly upgraded and had superior avionics to the MIG 29 just before the end of the cold war.
Do I have to spell it out? During the entirety of the cold war, the F-16 would have been absolutely screwed if it encountered the MiG-29. The situation changed when the USSR fell, but had Russia not been in chaos in that decade (90s) then the MiG-29 would have received R-77 and new radar. F-16 would have once again, been in trouble, though not as bad as pre 90s, when the Falcon had no BVR and nothing like R-72/HMS/IRST.
The Bison IMO is very capable but putting it in the League of any Mirage 2000 is stretching it a bit too far.
Orly? 80s Mirage BVR was crappy indeed. Bison-R-77 combo is certainly better.
I have a Volkswagen, but if you ask me a fantasy question I would have chosen the Aventador. My question was like this had India had the money it has now and relations with U.S were at all time best, then may be India would have chosen the Eagle over the Flanker.
And it would have gotten an inferior airframe. Great.
Still can’t find an article I saved on the Israeli evaluation of the MIG 29, lets say they were rather unimpressed.
And that proves absolutely nothing.
Malaysia(so badly want to can’t no cash:(),Hungary, Romania & thats not counting the countries that get rid of them in the 1990s.
Did it ever occur to you that the MiG-29 was made for a specific air force doctrine and supply system? When taken out of that element, it is no surprise it might be less desirable than an F-16 say. That says nothing about the MIG-29s design success however.
Its not just that the Fulcrum should have had better engines/radar to begin with and updates should have been on time. Its a great airframe wasted..
Welcome to the 90s in Russia. What do you expect? Country in great upheaval. The fact that Russia can so soon after the 90s chaos make something like the PAK-FA, speaks a lot.
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