points taken, but can you see the possibility of such thoughts, why else keep sao paolo? not for the strike capabilities, but to establish a history of carrier aviation, and a bank of trained naval aviators.
mentioned at one time during debate on F-35 was whether it could supercruise……. the government claimed the manufacturer told them it could not…. hence the outcry here for F-22
God, if people love the MiG 25 so much marry one….with what the rouble is worth…..
I read in a book for my diploma(it was regarding israel and middle east politics) that Israel could never be allowed to have F-14 or Phoenix. for fear of first strike becoming to easy……. alot easier for America to defend Israel if they have the high ground(ie, they are the victim, not the aggressor)
Yes but had insignificant range withour refueling, and a completely diffenent weapons packageand the cost of said acquisition was negated by the cheap surplus F-111 airframes in USA. was again proposed as ALARM shooter, but once again dismissed. also recon ability was small compared to RF-111C
point taken about mirage III, we used them as well, I meant western aircraft are the preferable choice here. I’m not saying JSF is crap. it will replace F-16 well, but it won’t be a great air superioriy fighter. and the main point is lack of choice. there are no other western stealth aircraft available for sale(except F-22)
So Australia, Britain, Italy, Canada, The Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Denmark, Israel and Singapore after almost 50 years of procuring US aircraft is just going to buy Su-27s?
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