Posted on 01/13/2021 11:47:41 AM PST by Onthebrink
On Christmas Day last month, it was announced by Russian state media that a regiment in the Russian Southern Military District received quite a notable “present” – it was the first batch-produced Sukhoi-57 Felon multi-role fifth-generation fighter jet. At least another four of the jets could be provided to the Aerospace Force this year.
“The Aerospace Force has obtained the first batch-produced Sukhoi-57 plane,” a source in the defense industrial complex told Tass. “It was delivered to a regiment in the Southern Military district.”
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Not with oil at 52 they can't.
The Su-57 killer will be when Musk gets into the robo-pilot fighter game, with G-forces a non-issue. Only China can play on that field.
Well, the Firefox now....
“I’ve been having some stomach problems...”
Hypotheticals and What if’s......got to love them critical thinking armchair generals......
Yeah, no. The thing has no thrust vectoring, no Knards. It’s just a suped up SU-27/30.
A weapon is only as good as the will of a nation to use it. There is no will in the USA—Maybe used for Token fly overs or to bomb mud huts in some “police Action” in a 4th World failed state.
Heh.
Few here get these references...
From anywhere but the back, it’s significantly reduced. If you’re directly behind it, IR will light up nicely. But that’s less likely.
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