Oleg Smirnov
2015-02-06 03:17:23 UTC
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The Latest Russian Fighter Jet Blows America's Away
Outgunned by the Su-30 family of aircraft and suffering critical design flaws,
the American F-35 is staring down the barrel of obsolescence – and punching a
gaping hole in western air defences.
This article <http://is.gd/OCUMiS> is an excellent read to understand how
Russia's technological level is best in its class in many military sectors,
especially with regard to fighter jets. It originally appeared in Russia &
India Report. The SU-30 continues to be the number one choice among global
buyers. ..
Winslow T. Wheeler, Director of the US’ Straus Military Reform Project, Centre
for Defense information, agrees. “The F-35 is too heavy and sluggish to be
successful as a fighter,” he says. “If we ever face an enemy with a serious
air force we will be in deep trouble.”
So far the US has been lucky it has never really encountered a “serious”
military. Over the skies of war-weary Iraq, tiny Libya and utterly defenseless
Afghanistan, the American aircraft operated with impunity. But luck can run
out – if they ever come up against the air forces of Russia, China or India
the outcome won’t be so one-sided. In particular, the Indian Air Force has
beaten the USAF’s fourth generation fighters using both third and fourth
generation jets.
The Latest Russian Fighter Jet Blows America's Away
Outgunned by the Su-30 family of aircraft and suffering critical design flaws,
the American F-35 is staring down the barrel of obsolescence – and punching a
gaping hole in western air defences.
This article <http://is.gd/OCUMiS> is an excellent read to understand how
Russia's technological level is best in its class in many military sectors,
especially with regard to fighter jets. It originally appeared in Russia &
India Report. The SU-30 continues to be the number one choice among global
buyers. ..
Winslow T. Wheeler, Director of the US’ Straus Military Reform Project, Centre
for Defense information, agrees. “The F-35 is too heavy and sluggish to be
successful as a fighter,” he says. “If we ever face an enemy with a serious
air force we will be in deep trouble.”
So far the US has been lucky it has never really encountered a “serious”
military. Over the skies of war-weary Iraq, tiny Libya and utterly defenseless
Afghanistan, the American aircraft operated with impunity. But luck can run
out – if they ever come up against the air forces of Russia, China or India
the outcome won’t be so one-sided. In particular, the Indian Air Force has
beaten the USAF’s fourth generation fighters using both third and fourth
generation jets.