Just how many TU-160 s are currently in service?
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David

I think more than a dozen, possibly 14 or so.
I’m more interested in how many Tu-22M3’s are in service alongside Su-24’s.
I know there is a modernization program planned on the Su-24’s.
Any plans to modernize Tu-22M3’s underway? If so how many are to be modernized?

I would think they can get more life out of the Tu-22m3, it would be sad if they could not.

UFO, Unidentified Flying Object.

Picture shows an unidentified object that is flying.

It couldn’t get more traditional… :rolleyes:

Cheeky. Ah well you know what I meant.

Poor excuse to back the C-17. I could think of many other reasons that hold more water on why we need these transports. This guy is just spewing anti-russian rhetoric. Totally unreasonable, and potientialy damaging to our relations in Europe. As for improving the troops conditions? He thinks trucks? This guy is a retired brigadier general and he’s mocking the situation by saying more trucks?

How about new tanks, How about new Helo’s. How about expanding our infantry and reservers. He thinks Defense spending has nothing more to offer to our troops? There are hundreds of things the Canadian forces need that they dont have. This guy is a moron when it comes to public speeches. I hope Harper cans O’Conner as he really doesn’t seem to have a grasp on what we really need in terms of our military.

By the way, I support purchasing the 4 C-17s I just think his reasoning is laughable.

I’m going to order it this week.

apparently yes it is an AESA, but it is a prototype/technology demonstrator variant rather than an example of an actual production service ready version. That is why it does not have the 20 degree look up.

When I first looked at it, it doesnt seem to have any moving parts. Which could mean its an AESA. As for production or prototype, it’s probably just a demonstration of what it will look like. They would have announced if they had a production AESA ready.

There isn’t enough WWII air combat movies as it is. Sure many of the historical planes are no longer with us or flyable. With the level CG has reached in the last few years though, they could even manage a Eastern front movie rather well. Yet Hollywood for some reason thinks “Sky Captian and the World of Tommorow” is a better idea.

As for modern day fighter jets, would be nice to see a movie in a historical setting rather than some BS plot showing off explosions and cheesy action.

OK so lets see what Venezuela has bought recently, 100,000 AK-103s? (great rifles for that climate). Mi-8s Mi-17s? Su-30Mk2s. Not a bad Military force at all. I remember awhile ago before the Su-30 purchase was confirmed that they were also looking at Mig-29SMTs. That is probably not the case anymore. In terms of attack helos, what do they have? Any chance of them getting Mi-28s?