I hope they have a couple of good simulators.

Too bad. I would have liked to see that.

I still think the reason why the MiG-23 was phased out so quickly is that it wasn’t a very good design. The costs for capability i.e. ROI, offered very little. The MiG-23 is not very maneuverable, offers poor visibility from the cockpit and is a hydraulic nightmare when compared to the Fishbed. European air forces got rid of them almost as soon as the Cold War ended. The MiG-21 was just more economical to air forces with shrinking budgets.

Is the Czech AF going to keep their Gripens when the lease is up?

I think it would still depend on the pilots to determine the outcome of this type of engagement. My $$$ is on the F-22A, but I know better than to underestimate an opponent. If given the scenario of IRIAF F-14A’s vs. the F-22A, the USAF will be the clear winner. I think Iran would engage, but the result would be the destruction of some beautiful aircraft. More like the F-22A’s would face IRIAF MiG-29’s. My 2c…

Are you suggesting PAF wants to establish air supremacy over half of India? That would be insane, but no one shares that insanity.

There’s been threads on this site on WI the Iraqis mounted an all out attack before the coalition built up in 1991. Seems to me this is PAF’s mission in case of war. They’ll hit hard and do as much damage as possible before they get wiped out. JF-17 is a light bomb truck with enough range to do the job, cheap enough to buy and operate in quantity during peace time. Not gonna win a war of attrition anyways, why buy Finbacks? It’s a better interceptor, but so what?

Right…

USSR: MiG-21, and the MiG-29

Nice Bill Sweetman article

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