"Russia’s Fearsome New MiGs Could Be Lemons" Topic
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Tango01 | 21 Apr 2014 9:47 p.m. PST |
"Moscow has placed an order for new, highly upgraded MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters. But they actually might not be new at all. The planned acquisition of the twin-tail, twin-engine MiG-29SMTs is a window into bizarre and possibly suspect Kremlin practices that could boost Russian air power
or undermine it. Time was when foreigners referred to almost any Soviet- or Russian-built jet fighter as a "MiG." While other design bureaus may have been making fighters for the Eastern bloc and its allies, the products of the company named for Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich were the most prolific. The ubiquity of the plane-maker was a reflection of both the popularity of the MiG jets and the official favor the communist regime afforded the company. How times have changed. Since the demise of the Soviet empire, the rival Sukhoi company has been the preeminent supplier of Russian fighters, for home and foreign use
" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
Zakalwe64 | 22 Apr 2014 6:07 a.m. PST |
No! You think? Well, that would be a first. Never in wesstern history has the defence media and its assorted cheerleaders exageratd the capabilities of Russian or Chinese weapons! This would be a first! |
Redroom | 22 Apr 2014 4:45 p.m. PST |
any defense media/propaganda have a propensity to over sell and under deliver |
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