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politicians and subcontinental DDM journos are such a bunch of nitwits !!! 😀 the only two fields that I can think of where consistent bad performance will never be accountable.

the Chinese aviation industry is almost equal to Russian one and they already have history of making airliners, jet engines and bombers.

seriously deluded..:rolleyes: what a joke !

Hyperwarp, if a country’s AF has 5 fighters in its inventory, at any given time, 1 or 2 may be in reserve, 1 or 2 may be in maintenance and the other will be flying. to give round-the-clock Air Defence in the form of a solitary Fulcrum, you would need a few more just in case one breaks down and the others are being turned around. take into consideration that for 1 hour of flying an older used Fulcrum, it would probably need 10-15 hours of maintenance

I dont think that logic applies to the MiG-29K..IN’s order is for 12 MiG-29Ks and 4 MiG-29KUB’s..they are completely combat capable, but their primary role is that of trainers. but yes, having a combat capable trainer is a very important step as compared to the MiG-29UB that was basically of no combat use.

who cares what your analysis of this whole situation is- its their money, their tactics and their planning for an eventuality- for you to come along stringing a “stunt” theory and calling this all a waste of time and money is pretty remarkable ! :rolleyes: of course they dont have anything better to do than to tear dividers apart and get multimillion $ jets streaming across highways for attracting crowds..what a novel way to recruit new kids and get some much needed PR, is’nt it !? and the tactical use of such ops ? or the possibility that such training could come in use someday ? zilch since you said so, O Great One.

your nationality has a lot to do with the “holier than thou” attitude you’re displaying and it obviously does’nt go down well that they’re trying to work out different tactics for some eventuality ..”stunt” and “ulterior motives” indeed..:rolleyes:

almost all the suggestions made do not take into account the time factor. the Sri Lankan govt would not like another attack to happen and so this Air Defence need is very pressing..going to a country and asking it to modify/upgrade or custom build a platform with xyz equipment will take time and SL Govt cant afford that. if the MiG-29s come with pilots/equipment, then this is good for a little while- in the meantime the SLAF can look for a better option that is cheaper to procure/maintain and can provide for the future as well.

why would that be ineffective? if tensions with China increased, they could remove all the dividers on all roads overnight and that would allow them a lot greater flexibility. I think its a great thing that they’re planning for this kind of a scenario considering China’s ballistic missiles will definitely go for the airbases during a first strike, if it ever happens.