[Nabber]

You make some good points about the BUFF, however:

The BUFF has already proven it can fly through the most heavily defended area in the world - NVN in 1972 - with minimal losses (those caused by stupid tactics), BECAUSE it has the Electronic Warfare suite to totally suppress all (or nearly all) RF in an area the size of New England....

[Wildbill22]

Even against the new Russian S-400 (SA-20) SAM? With it’s phased array, mach 8 speed and 200 mile range?

Or the Mig-31 with it’s phased array radar, long range AAMs?

I like the BUFF, but it isn’t a penetrator in these times against a threat like Russia.

[rbg81]

BECAUSE it has the Electronic Warfare suite to totally suppress all (or nearly all) RF in an area the size of New England....

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I very much doubt that. The BUFF hasn’t flown in combat against modern threats—not even an SA-10. Its actual performance against some of the latest threats may be known, but I wouldn’t bet my life on the EW package.