Originally posted by Aurel
I’m talking about the An-124 Ruslan, not about hte An-225 Mriya.
And I still think it is overkill. Do you like to use them like wolga-dniepr airlines in international heavy transport buiseness ? Otherwise, what do you want to transport ? Even the Il-76/78 is to big and expansive for Kyrgyzstan.
I still think the heli-combo Mi-17/Mi-26 is by far the best for a country like Kyrgyzstan. Standart transports can be done with the -17, while trucks and tanks can be transported with the -26. Maybe the STOL An-72 if you prefer fixed wing aircraft.

You know what’s funny, an An-124 was sold as low as 38mn dollars although would be safe to assume it would be around 45-50mn, and AN-72’s quoted price is around 35mn.

Originally posted by Aurel
Would be nice for an Southeast Asian country, maybe for the Thai ?
But for an central asian state with nearly no infrastructure ?
The Ruslan ? Overkill, and where do you
get them, I think only two
uncompleted could be sold to
any body. Buiseness use ?
F-18C/D ? like you said, better
something
that is in production.
SH/UH-60 seems o.k.

BO-105 & AH-6 Why both ? You can get
AH-6 with TOW’s too.

Super Tucano, everytime a good choice.

C-130 normally o.k., but in this special
case I would rather use some
An-72 or better a Mi-26
I don’t know if AEW, tankers and such stuff are really needed and within the budget.:confused:

You’re thinking of An-225, I was thinking of the An-124 😛

If you read I put OR inbetween the lines, meaning pick one or the other, whichever one suits you the best. I also will update teh AF now

I like my Mig-29/Su-39 combos or F-18 + AV-8 Combos, although the Mig-29 and F-18 should be similar the Su-39 is better at CAS than AV-8 but AV-8 is more flexible and can operate from anywhere and not to mention can perform Air Defense and Anti Shipping and bunch of other stuff.

Main:

-Russian Option: Mig-29M1/M2 Fulcrum(AA, Strike, Recoinassance, etc) + Su-39 Frogfoot(CAS, Strike, etc) + Yak-130(Advanced Training, Helicopter Hunting, Light CAS/Strike, etc)
OR
American Option: F/A-18C/D Hornet(AA, Strike, Recoinassance, etc) + AV-8B Harrier II(Limited Air Defense, CAS, Strike, etc) + T/A-50 Golden Eagle(Advanced Training, Helicopter Hunting, Light CAS/Strike, etc)

-C-130 Variants(AWACS, Cargo, Transport, Patrol, SAR, Airlift, Tankage, etc) + An-124 Condor(Strategic Heavy Cargo/Transport, etc)
OR
Il-76MF-100 Candid(Strategic Heavy/Cargo, Transport, Airlift) + Il-78M Midas(Tankage) + A-50I/U AWACS

-H-60 Black Hawk & Other Variants(Utility, Cargo, etc)

-Super Tucano(Basic Training, COIN, Helicopter Hunting, Patrol, etc)

-H-6 Variants(CAS/Anti Tank, COIN, Scout, Escort, Fire Support, etc)
OR
BO 105/PAH-1(CAS/Anti Tank, COIN, Scout, Escort, Fire Support, SAR, Transport, etc)

Optional/Secondary:

-SAMs are secondary
S-400(Long range SAM)
Any other Medium/Short Ranged SAM
-Heavy/Medium Attack Helicopters are an option
Tiger/Mi-28N/Attack Versions of H-60(CAS/Anti-Tank, etc)
-More expensive options

Russian: Su-37 Super Flanker(AA, Strike, Recoinassance, etc) -instead of Mig-29M1/M2

American: F-35A(AA, Anti-Shipping, Strike, Recoinassance, etc) + F-35B(AA, Anti-Shipping, Strike, CAS, Recoinassance, etc) -instead of F/A-18C/D + AV-8B Harrier II

French: Rafale F3(AA, Strike, Recoinassance, etc)(F3M Carrier Capable) + PAH-2 Tiger(CAS/Anti Tank, COIN, Scout, Escort, Fire Support, Helicopter Hunting, etc) -instead of Mig-29M1/M2 + Su-39/F/A-18C/D + AV-8B Harrier II, H-6 Variants/BO 105/PAH-1

I wonder what China and Russia could really gain from those F-117 parts from Serbia?

looks like a much bigger delta wing.

China should just give up on the damn Mig-21s.

Anyways, what do you think of my AF, shouldn’t be that expensive to run in General as most of those aircraft are pretty maintenance friendly. Also the support and maintenance should be much easier for all those C-130 Variants, H-60 Variants and other Aircraft.

I was also thinking of changing the F-18C/D since it is no longer in production which means you cannot get them new.