I bet any fighter can "super cruise" in a clean config with less than half internal fuel and flying nose down letting gravity do it's thing. But as mentioned only F-22 has the actual capability to do so in any meaningful way in a course of an a-a mission
My question to Turk members on the sale to UAE. Are the two sides not supporting the opposite warring factions in Libya anymore? What are the chances of UAE supplying these to their proxies to be indirectly used against Turkish interests?
Hinds were a bad purchase anyway you see it. Limited quantity and no followup orders means under par performance at best or corruption in the deal at worst. They were also acquired at the tail end of ops against TTP and of insignificance in the larger scheme of the things. I mean which country...
Our national security interests don't have to align with the US all the time nor do they have a bearing or consideration as far as the yanks are concerned. I would even say Pakistan itself is not sure where it's national security interests like outside the scope of the subcontinent.
If history...
So much chatter for naught. I'll play the devil's advocate and say that the Pakistani government and military are already enslaved and/or tied to their US benefactors. Thus the F-16 saga in PAF will be ongoing long after all of us are dead and buried. Also if you agree with my premise, then you...
I think PAF has bought itself a decade before it will even look at options to supplement with Hercs, after the recent used ones we bought.
I think they should also wait and see if Saudis go for it in large numbers as well and might get some local maintenance setup PAF could use down the line...
Hahaha ... Can only imagine whats going through Putins mind that he has to talk to this idiot
3 is not enough. We need more threads making fun of this joker. Nation is in desperate need for comic relief
So looks like the first flight has happened without much fanfare. This could be the alternative to T129/629 and is a lot more realistic now then the Turkish options. Given that we have been establishing a relationship with the Italians over the last decade or so, it might be a good idea to get...