"NATO's Codename For Russia's Su-57 Stealth Fighter" Topic
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| Tango01 | 06 Nov 2019 8:35 p.m. PST |
… Is "FELON". "It couldn't be better even if the late Tom Clancy were to have written it, and we have to believe he is smiling down from the tactical high ground of the afterlife. The latest Russian-5th generation "stealth" combat aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-57, was assigned an official NATO reporting name this week: "FELON" NATO Reporting names provide a convenient and recognizable English language moniker for communicating Russian aircraft types. The names are assigned to equipment including weapons systems, ships, ground vehicles and aircraft by members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). These code names or reporting names are used in radio communication and in common usage among westerners, including enthusiasts…." link
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| Thresher01 | 06 Nov 2019 8:53 p.m. PST |
Too funny. I love it. Non-existent Ghost would work too, since there are so few of them. True, effective stealth, since not even the Russian Air Force can find, let alone launch them on sorties. |
| Old Wolfman | 07 Nov 2019 7:38 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 07 Nov 2019 12:15 p.m. PST |
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| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 07 Nov 2019 1:00 p.m. PST |
Whatever they call it can't be worse than this:
F-86 Sabre pilot: "I just splashed a _____ over Korea." |
| Tango01 | 08 Nov 2019 12:26 p.m. PST |
Dude!… (smile) Amicalement
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is back from Council of Five Nations.
