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    F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

    We just have to admit how far we are behind.
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    F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

    Everyone is playing catch up. US is leaving everyone in the dust.
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    F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

    Your PAKFA is nowhere to be seen. The F-22 was inducted 8 years ago. The lost decade is hard to catch up for them. That is a tall claim that PAKFA is at the same level as F-22. US is on their 3-4 generation VLO designs now. same level? HA
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    F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

    I dont buy that number at all. The russian hardwares are notorius for cheap price but expensive repaires. Not to mention non existent after sale services. Even without the repaires the price will be more than 10000 every flight hour...
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    F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

    Almost every industry got hit because of the collapse. The differences lie in the degree of slow down. You can design the best fighter in the world, but if you cant manufacture it.... The recent call for modernization is proof enough. The 2015 time table is high unlikely. PAKFA first flew in...
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    F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

    That is why I said up til the 80s... After the collapse of USSR, the aviation industry got hit badly. Notice that you are comparing PAKFA to F-35. PAKFA will be the high end in russian inventory while F-35 will be the low end in US airforce. That in itself should tell you about the gap. Not...
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    F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

    Unfortunately he is also right that platform wise US is ahead as well. Up to the 80-90s the gap may not be that big. But after the break up of USSR, it did have a huge impact on their aviation industry. They are not on par with US any more..
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    F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

    What sets US fighters leagues ahead of others are not the planes in itself. But the situation awareness across the whole spectrum. And that, will not be changed with or without PAKFA .
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    F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

    We dont judge performance based on dog and ponny shows. Here is some reading. Svensk innrømmelse: – Gripen passer ikke Norge - tu.no/industri If you cant read norwegian, here is the google translation. Gripen can not fill all the requirements set Norway for its next fighter, admits the...
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    F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

    Gripen was rejected a few years ago. Which understandably pissed of the swedish. It could be both political pressure and technical requirements.
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    F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

    The debate is still going on. But we are more or less stuck with f-35.
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