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2022-07-20 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia shoots down their own advanced SU-34 weeks after delivery

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Posted by DarthVader 2022-07-20 11:06|| || Front Page|| [11124 views ] Top

#1 Live Fire Exercise. The pilot failed the engagement final exam.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-07-20 11:14|| 2022-07-20 11:14|| Front Page Top

#2 No 'Stealth Technology', eh?

Posted by Bobby 2022-07-20 11:17|| 2022-07-20 11:17|| Front Page Top

#3 If it was one of their newest front line attack planes, shot down by an S300 or S400, (I don't know if that's the case) that's a mixed message to the world's arms customers for sure.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-07-20 11:18|| 2022-07-20 11:18|| Front Page Top

#4 It was an SU-34M which the first 20 were delivered a month or so ago. Order placed in May 2020.

So anti-missile tech is crap
Pilot training is crap
or all of the above.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-07-20 11:28|| 2022-07-20 11:28|| Front Page Top

#5 the SU-34M may not be crap but it is not much of an improvement over the 1990 model

or at least not enough of an improvement

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-07-20 12:24|| 2022-07-20 12:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Hopefully, they didn't go with liability insurance.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-07-20 12:31|| 2022-07-20 12:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Was it still under warranty?

Posted by Skidmark 2022-07-20 12:32|| 2022-07-20 12:32|| Front Page Top

#8 Martin-Bakerski acceptance test

Posted by USN, Ret. 2022-07-20 15:31|| 2022-07-20 15:31|| Front Page Top

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