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Old 04-14-14, 10:11 AM   #1
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funny how no one has mentioned this..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_PAK_FA

Most likely because the winning candidate will be announced mid 2015 and the Sukhoi is not expected to become operational in Russia until a year later.
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Old 04-14-14, 02:42 PM   #2
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Most likely because the winning candidate will be announced mid 2015 and the Sukhoi is not expected to become operational in Russia until a year later.
That and I can't see a member of NATO buying anything Russian in the current climate...
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Old 04-14-14, 03:13 PM   #3
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That and I can't see a member of NATO buying anything Russian in the current climate...
Oh I don't know...I hear the Russians have some Ukrainian aircraft going for a bargain basement price
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Old 04-18-14, 09:49 AM   #4
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I think you'd be better off spending the money on anything other than fancy military hardware.
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That and I can't see a member of NATO buying anything Russian in the current climate...
...so I guess buying MiG-21s is out then?
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