its just the lighting me thinks. Look carefully and you’ll notice its dark green (ish) on top.
Oh by the way thobbes, something I forgot;
Sri Lankan AF F-7GS shot down an LTTE AF Zlin-143 with a PL-5E AAM on September 9, 2008.
Why doubt? You expect Turkey to buy a missile system which Greece already has of S-300 and Patriot system?
As for Aster 30 , I guess it just too expensive and not much better or even inferior compare to HQ-9.
errr….. Turkey is NATO member like Greece. Any western equipment Greece buys (example F-16, C-130 etc), are available for Turkey and vice-verse. S-300 the Greek Cypriots got were S-300 PMU1 but what Russia offered Turkey was the S-400 which is the most advanced version cleared for export.
This probably has to do with price and offsets, and for China its a massive breakthrough no doubt, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the US gate crashed the party.
Originally from ACIG via WAB (Flanker vs Falcrum in Ethiopia vs. Eritrea) – Link
unexpected indeed…
doubt this is a done deal though
didn’t know “thobbes” was capable of humor/sarcasm after going through his other dead-serious threads 😀
I thought this thread was about Boeing losing the South Korean contact?
Ok Jo, thanks, but isnt 117S powering both PAK-FA & Su-35 at the moment ?
Su-35 : 117S (142kn / 14500kgf)
PAK-FA : 117 (147kn / 15000kgf) (The actual/improved 5th gen engine is still under development)
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T-50 ‘aventador’?? 😀
What if Y-20 never posted this thread 🙂
OUCH!
WOW! Creepy in away.
Good job Northrop-Grumman. Amazing to see some of the great designers of NG at the unveiling too.
Here is my take on the PLAAF / PLANAF assets:
Su-30 cannot be 96. There were 2 batches of 38 ordered for the PLAAF. So maximum 76 for the PLAAF and 24 for the PLAN
I’d take a J-10B over an F-16I or an F-16E Block 60 Desert Falcon any day :applause:
Not too shabby. Great performance against some Arab pilots. Let’s see how it can match up to the mighty Chinese air force. In my opinion, Chinese pilots are much more potent than Arab pilots. :eagerness:
Stack the Hebrews up against some Aramaics and let Jesus handle the rest woo hoo :applause:
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