[dusttoyou]

I remember we racked up ALL of the ruski mil junk in Gulf War 1 and 2.

Always saw the russian mil hardware as much better suited for attacking poorly armed civilians rather that top quality USA Military.

Iran probably buying from pooty on credit, AGAIN. Good for us 2 ways, russia gets ripped off and iran get shot to hell.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

I remember reading that the Soviets typically designed their aircraft for specific missions, for example the Mig-25 for very fast and could intercept supersonic bombers at high altitude. Of course, they were awful at dogfighting, except for running away.

[jhpigott]

the Su-30 series has yet to be tested in combat. However, the general thinking is it is much more capable platform than most of the recent Mig series of fighters