Id love to know how these 3rd world countries can afford to operate such hardware as the Fulcrum and the Flanker?
Are these 3rd world airforces a professional and well trained lot? My impression is that they would be bit of a joke,not being racist but if I was a fighter pilot I wouldnt fly in a plane mantained by some some african bushman!

Don’t worry Jase… that didn’t come over as racist one little bit..:eek:
Is the NZ airforce (does it even exist?) 1st World? They still have never operated a true supersonic jet..:D :diablo:

On a more serious note, this conflict has been brewing for some time, and nobody coud honestely think Ethiopia was going to just sit back…
Does anyone know the types of Air to Ground ordinance used by the Ethiopians? Do they only operate with ‘dumb’ munitions?

Thanks. Merry Christmas to all men of peace and goodwill and a prosperous new year.

It stems from your Thanksgiving celebration and what happened thereafter.;)
It demonstrates the character..

With the APG-79 AESA, AIM-120D, and AIM-9X I’d think the Super Hornet would wipe the floor with the J-10.

What radar, BVR missile, WVR missile is the J-10 equipped with for comparison?

Irving. Quite correct. But I have a hangover today you see, so the mistake was one of my smaller ones today.;)

On a more serious note and related to the topic, David Irvine, the historian, won his appeal today in Austria and is now a free man.

… by Iranian standards.. 😉

Ahmadinejad the playboy!:eek: Bill Clinton and him should swap notes on their various conquests;)

yeap, there’s something called books, history, and research.. things unknown to many people 🙂

of course, very few have noticed that Ahmadinejad is very different from past presidents.. he does not wear the traditional Shi’ite garb like Khatami and Rafsanjani did. He does not maintain the same beard. his snug clean cut, preferences for a suit and jacket sans the tie, and his willingness to allow women in the stadium reflect the nature of a perverted womanizer (by Iranian standards).

😀 Sounds like you need some of what he’s getting:D Does that mean if I wear a suit and allow women to accompany me in public, I’m a perverted womanizer?:);)