The purpose of an air superiority fighter is to gain air superiority (surprise, surprise). Whether this objective is achieved by blasting enemy aircraft out of the sky or by persuading the enemy not to fly, or even better, not to have an airforce doesnt matter.

If you fly rusty F-16s in 2020, the enemy might think twice about challenging your fighters…

However, i like the idea “Eagles forever”. 😎

Here some Swiss AF pics from live shooting at the Axalp range.
Taken from this website: http://www.airshowaction.com/axalp/axalpa.html

a Yak 130 would suit a third world country, as a simple to operate fighter but what is the cost of operating them and there up keep?

any idea on the cost of a Yak 130?

My guess is: not more than your F-5 / MiG-21 / Mirage 3 costs to operate.
But basically i have no idea. 😀

In the advanced trainer segment, theres also the Yak-130 and its Italian counterpart M-346. I think these planes offer capabilites good enough for so called 3rd world countries. The weapon load of 3000kg is more than an F-5 or a MiG-21 can carry.

The EF was designed as an air superiority fighter for the European theatre. As such its range is sufficient when loaded with AAMs.
Now if you want to use the Eurofighter as a Bomber, your range will suffer. The EF is simply not designed for A/G.
Check out this thread: http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=50739

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About the F-15, there indeed is a sonic boom audible in the video:

http://www.patricksaviation.com/aviation_videos/11/Where_Eagles_Fly

As the sound is obviously heavily edited there is of course no telling if it’s genuine though.

Thanks for posting the link, i would have posted it myself if i remembered where i got the video from.