that is always a possibility. I also found one from the other side:

a different number and paint job!!

My guess is that a PSed roundel would not be a low vis one but a normal one.

edit;found more pics

I’m the one who photoshopped 212…

What’s the P-3 carrying? Mines?

I like all kinds of aircraft. When I was a kid, it was the F-16. The movie “Iron Eagle” was, and probably still is, one of my favorites. Now, I like the former-Soviet Cold War era fighters like the MiG-21 and the MiG-29. They’re not as good as their Western counterparts, but they did the job, and when in the hands of a skilled pilot, were dangerous.

US approves Beechcraft T-6C Texan-II sale to Argentina

Interesting. I’d figure them for Super Tucano operators.

The Su-33 is capable of STOBAR operations. No Eagle variant can do anything similar.

What about the Super Hornet? It may not exactly match the Su-33 in size, but it is certainly not the lighter F/A-18A/C.

I think the Typhoons will be stretched as far as possible. They’re relatively new, and very capable compared to what the Russians will field in the next ten years. I don’t see every fulcrum and flanker being replaced by the T-50 within that time span. Additional, newer, capability can be added with nEUROn, or maybe even Gripen E if a low-cost, manned solution is required.

Without really getting into an us vs. them debate, the West doesn’t seem to need a “Flanker-sized” aircraft. It already has one, the F-15. The F-15 is 9′ shorter than the Su-27, 6′ shorter in the wings, and 1′ shorter in height. The F-15C can carry a heavier combat load than the Su-27 by almost 1,000lbs. The eagle also has a higher max. takeoff weight too. The Su-34 is too dedicated to the air-to-ground role. It has a similar combat radius to the F-15E. They both can carry their own weight in stores, but the F-15E has an advantage, the bubble canopy. I’m not sure if anyone here has ever sat in an F-15, I have (and I don’t fit – too tall), but one doesn’t sit in the aircraft, they sit on it. Visibility in all directions is great from the F-15’s cockpit. The Su-34 crew has very little option to see behind them. In a turning dogfight, you need to see behind you. F/A-18E/Fs recently intercepted Russian Su-34s in the Syrian area of battle, eschewing the very real possibility of an engagement occurring. IMHO, the F/A-18E/F, a very underrated aircraft, would have had no problems dealing with the Fullback.