I’ve tried being nice… it doesn’t work. People like Sferrin think anybody who says anything nice about anything Russian has to be corrected… there is nothing nice or good about Russia or its people… anything they have that actually works is copied from the west… not to mention the US is perfect and pure and so so sick of being misunderstood by everyone else on the planet. They aren’t self centred egotists that have only self interest to guide their foreign policy. When they invade Iraq or demand crippling sanctions on countries like North Korea or Cuba or Iran it is for the good of the world and the good of those being sanctioned…

I am sure glad you of all people will show us our failings. :rolleyes: 😉 This thread rates a low “2” , if that, on the quality of information.

Be interesting to see how many body bags this fools errand of an aircraft can fill in high ops tempo work.

Let’s assume (following of the time NATO concerns) that WP air forces would strike first and both sides would be using only conventional weapons.

All interesting theories, that ignore one naked fact: There would be no suprise to the attack.

-Potsdam agreement – People on both sides driving around in cars being able to view ground and notice ( report ) any change in forces and build up.

-The intense amount of SIGINT, ELINT, COMINT activity going on.

-Other traditional recon assets. U2 (SAR slant range imaging ), space imaging etc.

-Any build up to attack level would take time, and be noted. Good luck.

Sukhoi faces huge cost esclation: CAG
NEW DELHI, MAY 19 (PTI)

Licensed production of multi-role Sukhoi-30MKI fighters in the country is running into huge costs overruns and some of them in the latest batch are flying without some advanced critical airborne systems.

To add to this, the indigenous manufacture of the Russian frontline fighters is working out to more than the cost of imports, according to the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) placed in Parliament today.

Three critical airborne systems of the fighters– electronic warfare system, reconissance system and direction finding modular radar have not not been integrated with the latest batch of aircraft delivered by the Russians under the November 1996 contract, the report said.

http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=386128

Hmmm I guess no one liked the F-35 naming thread. It seems to have vanished. :confused:

1 billion for 11 used/refirbed airframes? 😮