Could be. Considering there was 5000 built in total. I had no idea so many of these beasts were produced.

Im still just curious. What does a big hulking swing wing Mig 23 fighter/interceptor have to do with F-16’s ?

There is plenty in the US inventor to compare Mig 23’s to. Phantoms. Avadarks. Tomcats.

Why the MIg 23 ? Why not a Mig 29 ?

Cool. Is the upside down jet a basic rendition of what a BAE 5th gen would look like ?

^That’s a violation of the Russia Nato Founding Act by the US and Norway. Not that anyone cares

Lanky landing gear and a sleek fuselage. Beauitiful. Kinda has that bear look ; the Russian look

@Loke

Trumps behavior may start to change how Germany looks at defence… I think there is a slow change in Germany regarding this. The US has long pushed for all NATO countries to spend 2% of GDP on defence. Germany is far from that but the pressure is increasing. Something got to give in the end.

The whole 2% idea is just a number from US directed Nato think tanks. An arbitrary percentage is stupid. Germany could have 6 CVN carriers if they spent 2%.

Europe is making a Euro army and defense network not to meet Trumps demands but to eventually sever this US hegemonic control over Europe.

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