some questions here..

So the MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH more advanced Su-30MKI is only 9% more expensive than an F-16blk50

how is it “much much much much” more advance? Is it much more advance or are yo confusing it for more capabilities offered?

then there are other factors you need to add in that you’ve forgotten, such as the actual airframe life

Yak-141, lost out to the collapse of a country. Quite a shame too, along with the YF-23, it is my favorite “could’ve been” aircraft.

for the last two aircraft, why did they lose to their respective counterparts..
I heard the F107 had some controversey over the possibility of sucking in an ejecting pilot. the YB60 certainly does look much like a B-52

Tu-95 from Ryazan AB on a good will visit to Barksdale AFB on 22 Aug 1994 😛

I’m no expert in aerodynamics, but isn’t the Iryda’s wings a bit too high mounted?

not to nickpick but the two F18C cockpits by WACH may not be be F18″C”, the first one is most likely F18A cockpit…. 🙂

thanks!, I stand corrected 🙂

Excuse my sarcasm, but is this country able at all to maintain such sophisticated hardware? Given that they have been recovering from a civil war, are such acquisitions even necessary?

I don’t know about now, but I’ve read that there were several small scale clashes between them and Eritrea (sp) over some small islands between the sea.