Russian Knights aerobatic team with their new Sukhoi Su-30SM
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Charlie, "The Mig 28 is limited by its fuel tanks in the inverted flight maneuvers it can perform"
Goose, "Well Maam, you seem to be mistaken"!
Russian Knights aerobatic team with their new Sukhoi Su-30SM
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Very Beautiful, I love the rose with wings about 5;18, ...
LOL! I can't sing! but on occasion I still can be useful: people sometimes don't recall how for example the third verse starts and this can be my two seconds thenDo you sing this to your little girl??? or your wifey???
The M ig-31 is fast and high flying and can carry the best Russian anti-air missiles.A very good French blogger do a stuff !
Mig-31BM 97 in service, 125 ordered total 150 with others variants
Kazakhstan have 29 operationnals whose 10 BMs used by a Rgt to Sary-Arka, Karaganda
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Exact Jeff they have a problem for MSC mainly coz Ukrainian Turbines but not only, SSK Kilos are completely intime, Yasen late and very expensive so planned " only " 7 and going now or soon for more affordable SSN - i have posted some ideas - after Strategic missiles, Air Force are very decntly modernised ofc with 20 years dow impossible have a big % of recent but progree visible also for flight hours since about 50 !!! to now about 120 dépends aircrafts types etc...The M ig-31 is fast and high flying and can carry the best Russian anti-air missiles.
None-the-less...it is barely a 4th gen aircraft, even with the upgrades.
The Russians, in their Naval, Air force, and Army are pretty much, except for a few exceptions, pretty much taking the large numbers of old equipment they have and trying to upgrade them as best they can.
They have built a small number of new subs, a small number of new frigates, and a small number of new aircraft...and with the 5th gen aircraft,, they are having significant problems, as are their newest and largest most effective surface vessels. The have built quite a few of these modern corvettes...as we see abo9ve. And they are decent...but they are not the basis or foundation for a blue water navy.
It is true that the US in its newest also has some problems, but the US is proceeding and those examples are very cutting edge.
When it comes to the Burke AEGIS DDGs, which are top of the line and boast new top of the line technology, the US has pumped out around 70 od them. The US has also pumped out the F-322 and njow the F-35 in the hundreds. And the US sub force continues to pump out the Virginia class which are among, if not the best in the world.
Russia's economic situation is abysmal, and the long years of inactivity at their yards and aircraft plants in terms of brand new high tech designs has had a huge cost...the people who did all of that forward thinking back in the 70 and 80 are all...like me...old now and they simply have not replaced them or upgraded their plants to be able to handle the new things.
I wonder f the Russians even could build a brand new high tech aircraft carrier?
I wonder if they will ever be able to produce the PAK-FA in large numbers.
Time will tell.
I do have to add one exception. still not a 5th gen, but a heck of a good aircraft, and that is the SU-34. Heck of a good 4th gen strike aircraft...and newer than most of the other Russian aircraft:Exact Jeff they have a problem for MSC mainly coz Ukrainian Turbines but not only, SSK Kilos are completely intime, Yasen late and very expensive so planned " only " 7 and going now or soon for more affordable SSN - i have posted some ideas - after Strategic missiles, Air Force are very decntly modernised ofc with 20 years dow impossible have a big % of recent but progree visible also for flight hours since about 50 !!! to now about 120 dépends aircrafts types etc...
Remains questionnable 50 new Tu-160M2 and PAK DA surely not in service for tomorrow...same for the huge futur " DDG " Lider ...
For ground force about as Air Force but actual new Armata family vehicles, Tank, AIFV etc;;; are only pre serie vehicles not in service before about 4 years and surelu can afford same numbers of T-14 than actual MBT number about 3000 the new is much more sophisticated and expensive enven if Russians build more cheaper.
Only" hundreds" of new ordered to start for some the best units especialy 4th GTD to Naro Fominsk close Moscow unit also used for watch trouble makers or in the Caucasus area sensitive where first T-90 was deployed.
T series and BMP remains quite sure again long time in service, 2040 about.
I like much Su-34 with a unusual look but not capable as a Su-30SM or Su-35 for A2A combat radar less good in air to air mode for detect ennemy less long range clearly,radar more specialised for surface targets very good detect vehicles far - in more he have all weapons panoply - and for A2A combat less agile 7.5 G max as Mig-31 45 tons a bit heavy the girl hehe, not completely versatile enough specialised fighter-bomber in fact i mean but no comparison with Su-24 he replace much more able for compete with others birds.I do have to add one exception. still not a 5th gen, but a heck of a good aircraft, and that is the SU-34. Heck of a good 4th gen strike aircraft...and newer than most of the other Russian aircraft:
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...and the upgrade to the TU-95 is also very decent...though still not even a 4th gen aircraft at least it is carrying more, new missiles:
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