Actually, if you look at the wing-loading and thrust-weight ratios which determine agility, the Su-35 is closer? to F-22 levels.
And if China is going to create a "blue air force", it is the F-22 that China needs to train against.
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Actually, if you look at the wing-loading and thrust-weight ratios which determine agility, the Su-35 is closer? to F-22 levels.
And if China is going to create a "blue air force", it is the F-22 that China needs to train against.
Very true, and the SU-35 and SU-57 are two aircraft who's agility is on par with the F-22,,, but they would be very expensive if just for "blue force", the SU-35s represent capability "NOW". China has suddenly realized it needs more immediate capability with the totally different approach of the Trump administration, particularly with regard to the SCS and ECS operations. I think we should expect to see these aircraft operating on the East Coast,, maybe 12 East, and 12 West???
plawolf
Lieutenant General
China honestly doesn’t care remotely enough about India to bother training to fight them.
There is only one force the Chinese would train to fight against, because they are the best. But that ain’t India by a long shot.
Su35s would be poor stand-ins for Raptors, because enough if they could simulate the Raptor in WVR, that would be an extremely niche area to train on since it would be a poor raptor pilot indeed to allow legacy fighters to close within WVR on an equal footing.
For 99% of combat against Raptors and other stealths, the fight is decided in BVR, and stealths should only close with WVR to mop up what is left, and even then should still be maximising their stealth to try and come in from behind or the flanks of the enemy for easy kills rather than charge in head on for a proper fight.
b787
Captain
to mimic? No it is business as usual, China buys 24 Su-35, India upgrade 200 Su-30MKI, then China either buys more Su-35s or upgrade its aircraft with what?
New Su-30MKI will have a new engine and an AESA radar, uhmmm let me see. you arm one side the other has to arm too.
$2 Billion for 24 Su-35 works out as $83 Million each.
Given that it includes some support, that is likely near their actual cost. So they don't appear to be overpriced.
Per my previous posts:
- Yes.
- Sources also say that the deal was about components at first but Russia made the deal about planes instead.
- Foreign military meddling or instigating war around or with China.
Hyperwarp
Captain
Please kick me hard in my reproductive areas. Looks like the low sugar diet is giving me a lot of brainfarts lately.