And the EU has a shrinking GDP wrt global GDP, therefore they’re a problem of ever diminishing size anyway. Whereas the problem of being in the EU was one of growing size. Wow, it took a huge **** in 2015 anyway. Make that 2/15ths of world GDP after Britain goes, not 1/7th.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

EU has bigger problems than just that bogus GDP. Putin after brexit has basically walked away from Minsk that negotiated by Germany/France. if Germany/France did not dismantle this whole EU project in East. that time will come very soon that if Volkswagen/MB built in China with 90% Chinese components will be allowed to sell and the rest will be embargoed in most profitable markets of Arab world and Asia.

http://uatoday.tv/politics/putin-it-is-absurd-to-expect-russia-to-implement-minsk-agreements-678855.html
Putin: absurd to expect Russia to implement Minsk agreements

No, Russia could have done the deal back then. But instead US and Russia negotiated a deal which included several things, both on security and trade. Think it included WTO membership for Russia..?
This Israelis also had a say, Russia really needed UAV’S at the time.
Think complex world politics.

it has nothing to do with US or Israel as they cant offer what Russia want. Chinese have bigger and better semiconductor factories and now acceptable level UAVs.
It is this bargaining in 2007 that led to higher oil prices in 2008 and all the way to Iran/Libya/Yemen UN vote. Arabs did not helped EU in lowering oil prices despite EU destroying Libya for them based on Arab leaque resolution.

now there is new bargaining going on when you see this kind of opinion. Russia with Arab support can practically end Turkey/Nato/EU.

http://saudigazette.com.sa/opinion/local-viewpoint/mistreatment-arab-tourists-turkey/

I think you may be correct. The whole EU experiment is at the point of imploding.
Not something we see reported on the UK news channels though.

yes it will implode unless fundamental changes are made. I would think Italian/French/Spanish/Greek will all want to jump at first opportunity. Eastern EU countries give cheaper labor to Germany that’s why it want to spent all the money there regardless of the older members of the union.
they will add open air toilet.

http://uatoday.tv/society/outdated-ukrainian-sewage-systems-cause-mass-water-shortages-and-poisonings-all-over-ukraine-677792.html
Outdated sewage systems cause mass water shortages and poisonings all over Ukraine

Also, Cameron must be very pleased with Jean-Claude Juncker’s “Out means Out” pronouncement. There were a couple of people on the radio
earlier, who were undecided until they heard that. Now they are going to vote out.

Jean-Claude is now very short temper due to Turkey Erdogan. why make promises which cannot be fulfilled and make your self laughing stock of the world.

http://sputniknews.com/politics/20160623/1041828859/erdogan-europe-ugly-face.html
From Friends to Enemies? Erdogan ‘Presents Europe’s Ugly Face’ to the World

if the US/west is right, kinematics will be interesting footnoots, while stealth and sensors dominate. So that is the split. If the US/west is right, compromised capability for kinematics will get you dead. If they are wrong, the opposite. We see over old yuguslavia, F-15 vs Mig -29. Mig-29 has better kinematics, but no electronic warning = F-15 wins. F-15 doesn’t even dogfight= kinematics irrelevant. F-15 wins kills at night, kills at beyond visual. No twists no turns. Just shoot and go.

http://pilateschattanooga.com/files/7813/4986/9649/indiana-jones-gun-beats-sword-o.gif

It seems you have no understanding of modern warfare. now even small corvettes and diesel subs can fire 3000km range missiles on fix targets. it means the airbases need to be far away and well protected. I will not be surprised those missiles are guided to mobile targets with updates.
Look at Yemen example of one missile hit on airbase and that is not even modern theatre BM with spread out destruction.
The advantage of bigger planes with kinemateics / altitude advantage is that give tremendous acceleration and range to standoff weopons both against ground targets and long range AAMs against Airrefuellers/AWACS. Even the bigger planes need 3000L fuel tanks to give pilots flexibility.

I see it this way. Russia can’t afford as many aircraft, yet it has to cover more airspace, so it build jets with more range. For other countries the extra range is sub-optimal to their requirements and reduces performance, increases RCS, cost etc.

It’s not about covering airspace for airdefence. MIG-35 can do alot better. It’s is to create string capability that saturate carrier strike group with 500 to 600 missiles in one takeoff thousands of kms in high seas. Also ability to expose trade embargoes both in air and sea lanes. future missiles will be hypersonic they need sensors of big planes. SAM network will need guidance from air for long range shots both from ships and ground. There is no place for smaller planes.

desert heat is simply unbearable when you are carrying weopons. they have to withdraw.

Lol dont bothered to respond to JSR, he just a brainless troll, every argument he made always start with : ” performance figure for Russian weapons are for export version, domestic product will be alot better” then he go on and make up numbers, it not for no reason that everyone have been ignoring him in this thread and almost every thread

sure. India spent 20 years in improving Su-30MKI. when Su-30SM came out its already improvement from the start.

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/russia-showcases-export-version-su-30sm-singapore-airshow-667576
The Su-30SM was derived from Su-30MKI built for the Indian Air Force. It featured improvements in radar, communications and ejection-seat system. The export variant, Su-30SME, also features these improvements

I don’t think it will matter staying or leave at this point.